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
The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to narrow lower-court rulings that blocked Trump’s plan to end automatic birthright citizenship, which guarantees that those born in the U.S., regardless of parentage, are automatically citizens under the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Eddie's real parentage is revealed, Maeve is outed, Kevin catches up with Rusby, Bella brokers her deal, and Alice attends an awkward Harrigan dinner.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Many countries offer citizenship through parentage.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
So perhaps Chelsea will be spared and have plenty of time to work with Rick through his new revelation about his parentage.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Mar. 2025
Eddie's real parentage is revealed, Maeve is outed, Kevin catches up with Rusby, Bella brokers her deal, and Alice attends an awkward Harrigan dinner.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Many countries offer citizenship through parentage.
—Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
So perhaps Chelsea will be spared and have plenty of time to work with Rick through his new revelation about his parentage.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
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Although ancient American ancestry in modern dogs has mostly vanished, there is at least one breed that still carries the native legacy from thousands of years ago: Chihuahuas.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In one Tulsa, Oklahoma classroom, 74-year-old Sharon Mitchell is discovering ancient Egypt, feeling the pride of her ancestry.—
Kristal Brent Zook,
Essence,
16 June 2025
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The Pitfall Of Poor Data Lineage Without robust data lineage and understanding how data is created, modified and moved, security teams are hampered during breaches.—
Somnath Banerjee,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Khomeini, who is more of a reformist and is allied with a faction that is in favor of easing social and political restrictions in Iran, garners respect because of his lineage, according to Reuters.—
Greg Norman,
FOXNews.com,
23 June 2025
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The act’s origin dates to 1994 in Little Rock, Ark.—
Kevin Rutherford,
Billboard,
27 June 2025
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Enthralling and sleekly devious, this book is also a lyrical reflection on both the origin and the fate of our species.—
Gabrielle Bellot,
Literary Hub,
27 June 2025
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The interest from those schools, which had more golf pedigree?—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
27 June 2025
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Beck, who arrived after two years as Georgia’s starting quarterback, has a winning pedigree.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2025
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By 1987, the entire species – numbering just 22 individuals – was removed from the wild and placed into captive breeding programs at a number of zoos throughout the United States.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Since then, that number has increased to 82 breeding pairs across the Great Lakes, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve the plovers’ natural habitat.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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