as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
the new teacher was of English parentage
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Recent Examples of parentage
One of the key threads running through the series is the mystery of Alba’s parentage.
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 9 July 2025
Celine, a former Hunter and Rumi’s guardian, avoided talking about Rumi’s parentage, disregarding her demon side.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love Mitford’s Nancy, an upper-crust lady of eccentric parentage making her way through interwar England, is a true romantic heroine.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Mansfield died when Mariska was just 3 years old, so Mariska had to find out about her parentage on her own .
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 9 July 2025
Celine, a former Hunter and Rumi’s guardian, avoided talking about Rumi’s parentage, disregarding her demon side.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love Mitford’s Nancy, an upper-crust lady of eccentric parentage making her way through interwar England, is a true romantic heroine.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Mansfield died when Mariska was just 3 years old, so Mariska had to find out about her parentage on her own .
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
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Unfortunately, many of the lions bore only partial genetic markers of Barbary ancestry.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Safe Black SpaceSafe Black Space is the umbrella under which various services are offered to address people of African ancestry’s individual and community reactions to cultural and racial trauma.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Studio, of course, comes from a lineage of showbiz comedies that asked celebrities to play themselves.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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As her estranged father feeds the fetus victims to ensure its birth, the couple is forced to confront a terrifying legacy of betrayal, twisted faith, and demonic lineage.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
3 Sep. 2025
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And because of its higher-level academic origins, the majority of voters on either side of its function would likely struggle to define it.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The missions will each focus on different effects of the solar wind and space weather, from their origins at the Sun to their farthest reaches billions of miles away at the edge of our Solar System.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Best Hotels & Resorts Wander the Resort Want privacy with a design pedigree to match?—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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There is no doubting Rolfo’s pedigree, a two-time Champions League winner with Barcelona.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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ISRAs are delineated based on criteria such as vulnerability, range restriction, key life-history stages (like breeding or feeding grounds), and unique ecological characteristics.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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These large waterbirds disappeared across much of their breeding range in the early 20th century as wetlands were drained for agriculture.—
Tom Langen,
The Conversation,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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