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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
Just eight phylotypes appeared on more than 70% of participants, and those dominant lineages accounted for roughly a third of all bacterial sequences detected.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Consistent with this, researchers continued to find clusters of genes in eukaryotes that came from lineages other than alphaproteobacteria.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Both of his parents are of Italian descent, with family lineages originating in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Why Stanley Tucci Is Synonymous With Italy Both of Tucci’s parents are of Italian descent, with family lineages originating in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
The broader aim is to build vaccines that provide protection across entire viral lineages rather than single strains.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 June 2026
Her fiction concentrates thematically upon the emotional and psychological currents traversing the bonds across lineages — whether those connections are well-wrought, addled, severed, or unknown — and the fraught business of familial inheritance.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Genetic evidence suggests those dogs’ lineages might go back even further—at least to the end of the Late Pleistocene period, approximately 12,000 years ago.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Consistent with this, researchers continued to find clusters of genes in eukaryotes that came from lineages other than alphaproteobacteria.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Both of his parents are of Italian descent, with family lineages originating in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June 2026
Why Stanley Tucci Is Synonymous With Italy Both of Tucci’s parents are of Italian descent, with family lineages originating in the Calabria region of southern Italy.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026
The broader aim is to build vaccines that provide protection across entire viral lineages rather than single strains.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 June 2026
Her fiction concentrates thematically upon the emotional and psychological currents traversing the bonds across lineages — whether those connections are well-wrought, addled, severed, or unknown — and the fraught business of familial inheritance.
—Rachel Vorona Cote, Vulture, 2 June 2026
Genetic evidence suggests those dogs’ lineages might go back even further—at least to the end of the Late Pleistocene period, approximately 12,000 years ago.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineages
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Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 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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Spacious two- and three-bedroom suites are great choices for families, featuring full kitchens and private terraces with ocean views.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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Also outside of the arena, there will be activities for families and children, such as mini soccer games, inflatables, raffles and giveaways.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The candidates have performed in a way that embodies their entertainment pedigrees.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
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And despite their noticeably different contract situations and pedigrees, the pair of new arrivals have worked together within the same position room over the past few weeks.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
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For centuries, Native American tribes lived in the area, growing crops and building earthlodges, a circular home of earth and wood that was the center of family life, housing multiple generations, according to the National Park Service.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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But long before these explorers touched foot on Wyoming’s soil, Native American tribes were already thriving there, living on the land and honoring its sanctity.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Publishers Coolabi Group and Chinese online giant Tencent Video have greenlit the series, adapted from Erin Hunter’s novels about battling clans of feral cats, which have sold more than 90 million copies worldwide.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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Our story begins in the winter of that year, as Murashige — along with his wife Chiyoho (Yuriko Yoshitaka) and the small handful of clans loyal to their family — barricade themselves behind the peripets of Arioka Castle and wait for death to arrive at their doorstep.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
20 May 2026
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Young Washington, a narrative look at the American president’s origins starring Ben Kingsley, Mary-Louise Parker, Kelsey Grammer and Andy Serkis, will debut Saturday at the Tribeca Festival in New York.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 June 2026
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As expected, many of the other genes came from either the Asgard archaea or Alphaproteobacteria, consistent with the big-picture model of our origins.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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The generation that rode cheap college, rising home prices, and the 401(k) revolution into late career was expected to bow out gracefully, freeing up houses and jobs for their kids and grandkids.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 June 2026
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Flames were seen coming out of the top of one of the houses as crews tried to put out the fire.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Lineages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineages. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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