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
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.
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
The group wants to mandate the inclusion of donor and surrogate names on birth certificates, which currently reflect legal, not genetic, parentage.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Mark the plants with their parentage, the date started, and the source of the seeds.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
The judge offered Logan the option of pursuing more advanced testing, which could help clarify the boy's parentage.
DNA testing between a full sibling and a potential father can be challenging because both may share about 50% of their DNA with the child.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
The group wants to mandate the inclusion of donor and surrogate names on birth certificates, which currently reflect legal, not genetic, parentage.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Mark the plants with their parentage, the date started, and the source of the seeds.
—The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
The judge offered Logan the option of pursuing more advanced testing, which could help clarify the boy's parentage.
DNA testing between a full sibling and a potential father can be challenging because both may share about 50% of their DNA with the child.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
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Originally, back in 1948, Framingham was a town largely made up of people from European ancestry.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 1854, California barred people of Asian ancestry from testifying against white people and, in 1880, from marrying white people.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Directed by Alicia Núñez Puerto, the short interweaves migration, past history and menstruation, presenting lineage as something carried across oceans and generations.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Breakker, real name Bronson Rechsteiner, is the son of Rick Steiner and nephew of Scott Steiner, giving him that wrestling lineage.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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What’s more, the Fila Museum’s exhibition features a time tunnel that aims to immerse visitors in the brand’s history, retracing its path from origin to the latest developments in sportswear and fashion through iconic garments and multimedia content.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Each box of pods follows the same format as their whole bean deliveries, single origin from a range of different coffee-producing countries and ready to drop right into a Keurig machine.—
Noah Kaufman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
7 Nov. 2025
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As the 34-year-old Mamdani prepares to be sworn in at midnight on New Year’s Eve, observers and even close supporters wonder if his showbiz pedigree will translate to support for the city’s film and TV production sector.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tsai has built a strong festival pedigree with his short films.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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The campaign to release the penguins and to cease all breeding programs at the aquarium has gained traction in recent months.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Collected, the winner of the 2017 Pacific Classic at Del Mar, and a leading sire has been relocated from Kentucky to Rancho San Miguel in San Luis Obispo – a move seen as a boost to California’s Thoroughbred breeding industry.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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