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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
And that’s exciting for artists who make music in a way that utilizes the superpowers and traditions and lineages that have been left by our ancestors for hundreds of years.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In 1958, the government introduced life peers — lords appointed by the government, rather than family lineage.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
This form of biological clock mechanism appears even in ancient lineages, including sponges and some jellyfish.
—Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Under this hypothesis, when the echidna lineage later transitioned to a land-dwelling existence, the trait may have been lost.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
In 1958, the government introduced life peers — lords appointed by the government, rather than family lineage.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
This form of biological clock mechanism appears even in ancient lineages, including sponges and some jellyfish.
—Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Under this hypothesis, when the echidna lineage later transitioned to a land-dwelling existence, the trait may have been lost.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineage
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Also titled ‘Bounty’, the book will feature all 47 images from the exhibition, which was based around meditative photos McQueen took of the beautiful flora native to the Caribbean island of Grenada, where the artist-filmmaker has ancestry.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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That drops to 49% for Hispanic/Latino patients, 29% for Black patients and even lower for mixed ancestries, the NMDP reports.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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Advice columnist Carolyn Hax takes your comments and questions most Fridays about life, family, relationships and more.—
Carolyn Hax,
Washington Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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In an email sent to families on Tuesday afternoon, the Park Hill School District identified Walker as the woman killed in the crash that left four other teenagers injured.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
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At Pacific City, the The Lighthouse, backed by its music-world pedigree, is poised to further position oceanfront retail hub as more than just a mall, buoyed by its proximity to the beach, nearby hotels and growing roster of restaurants.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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And Alberto Sánchez Tello has a traditional finance pedigree working for companies like Deutsche Bank, UBS, and BlackRock.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Fifty languages are spoken by a dozen ethnic groups, which include my tribe, the Ogoni, the Ijaw (the delta’s largest ethnic group), as well as the Ilaje, Ibibio, Andoni, Itsekiri, and Urhobo peoples.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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This need to demonstrate moral superiority vis-à-vis their neighbors necessarily makes much of leftism performative in nature, dedicated to signaling both contempt for deplorables and membership in an enlightened tribe.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Her book also sheds new light on the origins of Steinem’s most passionate beliefs—from a childhood rat bite that opened her eyes to the dangers of poverty to her attendance at the 1970 Women’s Strike for Equality that honored the right to vote.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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Leadership teams and emerging executives should understand the origins of their industry.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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The series followed the Christian fundamentalist clan who used their television platform to preach purity, modesty and religious devotion.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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There’s a whole legion of other family members and potential suitors to join the Forsyte clan, too, of course.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
23 Mar. 2026
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The cold case was broken in 2024 when DNA from genetic genealogy connected Gale to the rapes.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Once that happens, your family details no longer live only on a genealogy website.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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For ‘creamy layer casting’ — the very top roles — it’s all done by the production houses.—
Taran Khan,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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As for what happens next, the hundreds of audition tapes are sent off to CBS producers who will decide who gets into the house.—
Ashley Sharp,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Lineage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineage. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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