pedigree

noun

ˈpe-də-ˌgrē How to pronounce pedigree (audio)
Definition of pedigreenext
as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended a woman of good pedigree

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Recent Examples of pedigree Let’s revisit the Yankees, who take 70 percent of Chapman’s remaining contract and part with Spencer Jones, whose prospect pedigree is torpedoing faster than the 2026 Giants in the standings. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 The high-pedigree cast features Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, and many more. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026 Ranked 61st, Bosnia lacks the pedigree of many of those past European opponents and only managed a solitary win in the group stage against soccer minnow Qatar. — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Yet given what has already happened in this tournament and given the pedigree of the teams already headed home, Pochettino is taking nothing for granted. — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pedigree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigree
  1. lineage
  2. ancestry
  3. genealogy
  4. breeding
  5. origin
Noun
  • Ormund’s conviction is complicated by the fact that his most powerful asset, Daeron, is a Targaryen by lineage.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026
  • By placing the Obamas’ story within this lineage, the center makes clear that their journey belonged to a much larger American narrative shaped by generations of leaders and ordinary citizens who came before them.
    — Jenan Mohajir, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of lineage
Noun
  • The Viking Row, an homage to Norway’s Viking ancestry, mirrors the energy of soldiers arriving to shore, ready for battle.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • Broward county has more than 128k residents of Haitian ancestry, and WLRN reported that more than 100k Haitian TPS holders live in South Florida.
    — Elijah Manley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Definition of ancestry
Noun
  • Othram, based in The Woodlands, Texas, specializes in advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy, a method that can help investigators identify suspects or unknown victims when traditional law enforcement databases do not produce a match.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Investigators identified Cheryl using forensic genetic genealogy.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
Definition of genealogy
Noun
  • Retrieve a Golden volunteer Gretchen Austin told WDTV 5 that Skye had been rescued from a commercial breeding facility before joining the Aho family.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026
  • For years, the only factory breeding sterile flies in the Western Hemisphere was in Panama, but the USDA invested $21 million to convert a site in southern Mexico from breeding fruit flies to recently start breeding screwworm flies.
    — John Hanna, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
Definition of breeding
Noun
  • Available documents indicate the warrant was related to the traffic case involving his driver’s license, although the extradition file does not specify its exact origin.
    — Susana Erazo, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Athena Bitzis, now 54, of Stone Mountain, performed in the opening ceremony, portraying one of the muses in a segment honoring the ancient origins of the Olympic movement.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of origin

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“Pedigree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigree. Accessed 17 Jul. 2026.

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