1
as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
his Italian lineage was very important to him
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
it is now generally accepted that the lineage of Thomas Jefferson includes black as well as white members
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Recent Examples of lineage
There was a particular lineage to his condition.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
While multiple human lineages have been discovered from this time, scientists have struggled to create a clear timeline.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
What’s notable about the iPhone’s entry into that lineage is that … almost nobody noticed.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In 2021, she was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, joining her father, Muhammad Ali, as part of the sport’s most prestigious lineage.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
While multiple human lineages have been discovered from this time, scientists have struggled to create a clear timeline.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2025
What’s notable about the iPhone’s entry into that lineage is that … almost nobody noticed.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2025
In 2021, she was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame, joining her father, Muhammad Ali, as part of the sport’s most prestigious lineage.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineage
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Mamdani discusses Mazrui in his book, because Transition, the magazine that published him, was founded by Rajat Neogy, who, like Mamdani, was a Ugandan of Indian ancestry, eventually forced into exile.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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Her perky protagonist notably navigated a romantic relationship with vampire Bill Compton and explored the roots of her own fairy ancestry.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Oct. 2025
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Linda, who is a therapist, must balance her job with the inevitably time-consuming repairs, which grind to a halt when a contractor has a family emergency.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
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Being a great place to work is about structure as well as culture, whether the business in question is listed, family-owned or private equity-backed.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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It’s embossed with a distinctive tire-tread pattern that echoes Lamborghini’s track pedigree.—
Carol Besler,
Robb Report,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Aces have a championship pedigree and enter as slight favorites.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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At first begrudgingly, other tribes — usually at odds with one another — join her in order to defeat a common enemy.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
2 Oct. 2025
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But more interesting than Annie trying to dictate everything while having no clue the entire tribe was against her was what was going on between Jake’s two ride-or-dies.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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The rates are based on shipping zones, which are organized from one to nine, with one being the closest and nine being the furthest from the shipping origin.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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The origins of coffee can be traced to Ethiopia, as far back as the 9th century.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The youngest of the Day-Lewis clan, Cashel Day-Lewis, followed in 2002.—
Alyssa Davis,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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But the most visible female performers are still constrained, forced to navigate complex paths to fame while balancing the expectations of family, clan, and a conservative society.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 2023, the county coroner’s office worked with Othram to try to identify the remains using forensic genetic genealogy, deputies said.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, Jackson learned the name of a possible suspect through the use of genetic genealogy that had been done in South Carolina in 2018.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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As the man of the house — for his mother, twin sister and three younger sisters — his adolescence came with different pressures.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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All the while, the enchanted garden where Travis would get down on one knee was being assembled outside of his and Swift’s house.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Lineage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineage. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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