LINEAGES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

lineages

noun

plural of lineage

as in ancestries

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended his Italian lineage was very important to him

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as in families

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 lineages When the catastrophe wiped out their massive non-avian relatives, the bird lineages that survived were positioned to take advantage of newly vacant ecological niches. — Kevin Brown, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The researchers have shared their findings with the IUCN, whose upcoming review will assess the five lineages separately. — CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2026 When a massive asteroid impact triggered a global extinction 66 million years ago, almost all dinosaurs and early bird lineages died out. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026 In the healing traditions of northern Peru, curanderos, or traditional healers, usually train through years of apprenticeship, often within family lineages. — Pardis Mahdavi, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026 In addition, the way in initial cases occurred in clusters within the market and the distribution of the earliest viral lineages, is consistent with the likelihood that several separate animal-to-human spillover events took place in late 2019. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026 Rather than reflecting genuinely absent enzymes, these gaps could simply mirror methodological limitations in the phylogenetic reconstruction that prevented the identification of all the original ancient enzymes in bacterial and archaean lineages. — Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026 The fossil indicates that lineages closely related to the Euparkeriidae were also present in South America, highlighting the continent’s role in the early diversification of the relatives of dinosaurs and crocodiles. — The Conversation, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 So there seems to be something actively problematic with the DNA from those lineages in these regions. — ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

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Noun

But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ancestries

Noun

Their visit fell during China's Mid-Autumn Festival, a national holiday when families traditionally gather to celebrate the end of harvest.

— MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
These dangerous illnesses are all completely preventable and serve as a reminder of the importance of proper vaccines to protect the health of our families and children.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

Global flavors with local pedigrees provide the secret sauce for Seattle’s culinary scene.

— Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026
The cast has become a kind of living monument to New York theater, with Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Donna Murphy, Kelli O’Hara, Audra McDonald, and many others bringing Broadway pedigrees to the series.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of pedigrees

Noun

Exhibits here cover the history of the area from its first inhabitants, the people of the Osage and Missouri tribes, to Arrow Rock’s subsequent role in westward expansion.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
Twenty-one players, two tribes — there’s still tricks up host Jeff Probst’s sleeve.

— Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tribes

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

Ali Mahmoud Ali, the group's Sudan analyst, said that the latest clashes risk bringing in more Nuba clans into the fight and could increase divisions across South Kordofan, where communities are facing an already dire humanitarian situation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
All Palestinian clans and families in Gaza would also be a target for disarmament, which would have an impact on the future of Hamas and Palestinian armed struggle.

— Mkhaimar Abusada, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of clans

Noun

The conflict over Sabbath services in Charleston is widely regarded, although somewhat controversially, as the origins of Reform Judaism in the United States.

— Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
In particular, the event highlighted how sharing patients’ health records with federal researchers could benefit the study of the origins of chronic diseases.

— Brittany Trang, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of origins

Noun

According to Raybould, the investigation into the organization began in 2024, and investigators discovered that kilos of drugs – including cocaine – were being distributed from five trap houses located near schools, parks, and community centers.

— Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Located in the Oak Park neighborhood just west of Chicago—a unique enclave full of multiple Wright designs from the early years of his practice—the home is often regarded as one of his most influential Prairie-style houses.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

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