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heredities

noun

plural of heredity
as in genealogies
formal the natural process by which physical and mental qualities are passed from a parent to a child Heredity plays no part in the disease.

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  1. genealogies
  2. blood
  3. relatives
  4. successions
  5. family trees
  6. families
  7. races
Noun
  • Sometimes, though, these genealogies of behavior can seem beside the point, serving only to dull one’s analysis of the situation.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The scientists’ method reconstructs genealogies, or maps showing where different pieces of DNA came from and how they were passed down, revealing branches of our evolutionary past.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of genealogies
Noun
  • In a Towie-style home, her former close friend Cee, who is married to Marcus’s brother Mario (Agamemnon), hosts a tense event to mark her return – blood-spattered and still in shock.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The lymphatic system runs alongside blood circulation and picks up fluid and larger particles that veins cannot absorb, moving that waste back toward the bloodstream so the kidneys can filter it or the body can reuse it.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of blood
Noun
  • Nearly two dozen relatives are expected to attend, traveling from England, New York and Mexico.
    — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The genetic genealogy technique involves taking crime scene evidence to develop a profile that is used to search consumer DNA databases for genetic relatives who consented to assist law enforcement.
    — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of relatives
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  • France has endured record-breaking successions of heatwaves this summer, which have led to massive wildfires and a spike in the normal death rate, according to French public health services.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Helaena, however, is not concerned with thrones or successions.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of successions
Noun
  • YouTubers have made countless hours of videos scrutinizing movements, words, facial expressions, resumes, social media accounts, and family trees.
    — Elle Reeve, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Many of them supplement the text with photographs, epigraphs, glossaries, family trees, sketches, timelines, variant tables of contents, alternating fonts and notes to the reader.
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of family trees
Noun
  • In Uganda, as in South Sudan, millions depend on subsistence agriculture to feed their families.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • September is National Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor the lives lost to suicide, to stand with the families and communities suicide has touched, and to renew our commitment to prevention.
    — Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of families
Noun
  • Bregman estimated the Bregman Family Racing’s horses have won around 25-30 races over the years.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The liberal Yabloko party, the only registered political entity that dared to criticize the war, was removed from the ballot last month by Russia’s Supreme Court, and only has a few dozen candidates in the single-constituency races.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of races
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