lineages

noun

plural of lineage
1
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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2
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 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 The research team, led by Ellie Bourgikos and Nathan Grubaugh at the Yale School of Public Health, estimates that one of the virus’s two major lineages arrived in the Northeast by the early 1700s. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 Because everyone will have access to the same information, AI will accentuate the value of personal connections, again promoting lineages and networks that at their most extreme may appear to be sinister establishment conspiracies. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineages
  1. ancestries
  2. families
  3. pedigrees
  4. tribes
  5. genealogies
  6. clans
  7. origins
  8. houses
Noun
  • 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
  • In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together.
    — Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of ancestries
Noun
  • There are larger unresolved issues for the families, including the case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, considered the architect of the attack, and four co-defendants that still has not gone to trial.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The question reflected my own years spent watching youth tournaments at Anaheim's American Sports Centers alongside thousands of volleyball families.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of families
Noun
  • Lower-budget genre films—Backrooms, Obsession and Iron Lung, many driven by creators with YouTube and small-screen pedigrees—have broken through with younger viewers.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • The son of a major leaguer turned long-time coach and brother of the Yankees’ top prospect, Jacob has perhaps one of the best pedigrees in this draft class.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of pedigrees
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  • Absent a chair, the commission is unable to perform some key responsibilities, like enforcing legal and safety violations, approving new tribal gambling laws and certifying management agreements between tribes and casino operators.
    — Savannah Peters, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The university expects its counts of cultural items to increase as consultation with tribes proceeds and more objects are identified.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tribes
Noun
  • The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.
    — Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
  • 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
Definition of genealogies
Noun
  • 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
  • Scores attach to a profile, clans compete by country, challenges travel between friends.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of clans
Noun
  • The church’s origins date to the arrival of Christian missionaries in Mombasa in 1844, and its membership has long represented a diverse cross section of Kenyan society, with members of various ethnicities and social strata.
    — Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Like Amazon, Airbnb, and many other startup breakthrough stories, Whatnot traces its origins back to a small rental home.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of origins
Noun
  • We were guided to interior forests, aged tabby houses and waterway edges.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of houses

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“Lineages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineages. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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