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
Too late: An aggressively friendly and grandiloquent ex-slave named St. Christopher (Jackson) already knows about Henry’s lineage.
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 June 2025
His nonchalant genius is of the Gianfranco Zola lineage, and forms the essence of why football is worth your time.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 9 June 2025
Previous studies have proven the existence of two lineages, northern Native American and southern Native American, which developed after people first arrived on the continent across an ice bridge from Siberia and started to move south.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
What has that looked like in practice, sharing the history, sonic lineages, and socio-political context involved in the making of electronic music?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Joe Leydon, Variety, 13 June 2025
His nonchalant genius is of the Gianfranco Zola lineage, and forms the essence of why football is worth your time.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 9 June 2025
Previous studies have proven the existence of two lineages, northern Native American and southern Native American, which developed after people first arrived on the continent across an ice bridge from Siberia and started to move south.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 11 June 2025
What has that looked like in practice, sharing the history, sonic lineages, and socio-political context involved in the making of electronic music?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineage
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Although ancient American ancestry in modern dogs has mostly vanished, there is at least one breed that still carries the native legacy from thousands of years ago: Chihuahuas.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In one Tulsa, Oklahoma classroom, 74-year-old Sharon Mitchell is discovering ancient Egypt, feeling the pride of her ancestry.—
Kristal Brent Zook,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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However, six yeshivas received notifications from the state Education Department earlier this year instructing families to find other ways of educating their children and cutting off the schools’ public funding.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Our thoughts are with Anne’s family, friends and fans during this time of tremendous loss.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
18 June 2025
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The interest from those schools, which had more golf pedigree?—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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Beck, who arrived after two years as Georgia’s starting quarterback, has a winning pedigree.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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Zeldin's immediate termination of some $3 billion from the Environmental and Climate Justice block program impacted 350 environmental organizations, cities and tribes that all saw their grants evaporate without warning.—
Tracy J. Wholf
June 26,
CBS News,
26 June 2025
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The Pueblo tribes share a common history, as well as aspects of culture, but remain diverse peoples, speaking several different languages and dialects.—
Michael Shaikh
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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The act’s origin dates to 1994 in Little Rock, Ark.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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Meanwhile, Claire and Owen are raising Maisie, keeping her as under-the-radar as possible, lest she be found and experimented on by scientists enthralled by her unique origin.—
Will Harris,
EW.com,
27 June 2025
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The new season will also see Justin training the three young wizards for the Family Wizard Competition, all while the Russo clan faces a new threat that could change everything.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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And, of course, the Kardashian-Jenner clan stepped out in style.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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Festival highlights include a grape stomp, a wine garden, Roman encampment and swordsmanship demos, An Italian Fashion Show, a children’s zone and a cultural and culinary stage with pizza tossing, genealogy talks and gardening segments.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
15 June 2025
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The Cultural Repatriation Committee formed in 2024 and looked through public records to identify exactly who the people were and establish a genealogy, according to Baham.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
31 May 2025
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The incident is the latest in a string of political violence aimed at public officials and their families, including a hammer-wielding assailant who broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's house and attacked her spouse, and fire set at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s home.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
18 June 2025
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The property has three main villas, each with a guest residence, gardens, outdoor pool, and beach access, and a separate staff house with a total of 32,292 sq ft living space.—
Jim Dobson,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Lineage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineage. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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