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
Temptation arrives in the form of a mysterious stranger (Isla Johnston), who tries to sow doubt about the identity of Jesus’ real parentage, as a conflict grows between the son and his carpenter father Joseph.
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Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
His secret parentage, from the captain's affair with his old flame Dixie, is revealed in their first-ever meeting.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
One of the tabloid rumors that hurt Diana the most centered on the parentage of her youngest son, Prince Harry, according to Dalton.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Those deeds, however, are based on kinship ties, posing a problem for 38-year-old Star (Sarah Karei), an unmarried woman whose parentage is unknown.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
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Barry Levitt, Time, 14 Nov. 2025
His secret parentage, from the captain's affair with his old flame Dixie, is revealed in their first-ever meeting.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
One of the tabloid rumors that hurt Diana the most centered on the parentage of her youngest son, Prince Harry, according to Dalton.
—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Those deeds, however, are based on kinship ties, posing a problem for 38-year-old Star (Sarah Karei), an unmarried woman whose parentage is unknown.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
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Peoples of Asian ancestry in the United States are not necessarily bound together by a common language, culture, or lineage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Then, in 2018, as the advent of DNA testing to unearth clues to one’s ancestry grew in popularity, a California case shed light on a new avenue for investigators.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Presence of stones Classified as a thescelosaurid, this bipedal dinosaur was part of a lineage found across East Asia and North America, potentially characterized by a fuzzy exterior.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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Although the Guardians succeeded the Spiders in Cleveland in 1900, their franchise is from a different lineage.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The county is not releasing age, gender or state-of-origin information on the person who visited the Sharp Memorial ER, citing privacy concerns.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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Many current biofuel mandates trace their origins to the 1970s energy shock, while the US Energy Independence and Security Act followed a 2007-08 price spike, said Dr Timothy Deehan, a senior oil analyst at LSEG.—
Natasha Bracken,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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The eight-part series certainly has a strong pedigree.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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The attendant buzz and pedigree suggest an Un Certain Regard birth or sidebar placement for this one.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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The dogs were surrendered by commercial breeding operations in Missouri.—
Derek James,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The identification of this gene has sped up the process of almond breeding.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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