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 Studio executives maneuvered to synergize its top-secret pedigree for maximum impact. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 The backstory Once home to 60 Thompson, a defining early-2000s boutique hotel, this SoHo address has serious hotel pedigree. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 But none of those butterfingers have the pedigree of Skattebo. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 Miles was developed by cofounders Matt McGovren and Kit Klein, who have a solid smart home pedigree. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pedigree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigree
  1. lineage
  2. ancestry
  3. genealogy
  4. breeding
  5. origin
Noun
  • Reconciling competing visions of reality depends on continuously normalizing disparate vendor inputs into a unified GTM data model, scoring source reliability, assessing recency and maintaining complete lineage tracking.
    — Filip Popovic, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • As ecologist Doug Tallamy has chronicled, over 90% of herbivorous insects specialize on one or a few native plant lineages.
    — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of lineage
Noun
  • Instead, the report estimated the girls had 50% Ukrainian ancestry.
    — Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026
  • It is often erroneously compared to Halloween, though the two holidays may share ancestry in Catholicism’s All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.
    — Rocio Muñoz Ledo, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of ancestry
Noun
  • The forensic department at Oklahoma State University then took over genealogy profiling, according to Rouse.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Lichtman's discovery highlights the role of JewishGen, one of the world's largest online resources for Jewish genealogy.
    — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of genealogy
Noun
  • Scientists inserted genes associated with Alzheimer’s into mouse genomes, breeding animals that had high levels of amyloid in their brains; the mice then began to struggle with spatial navigation.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Deer breeding behavior, known as the rut, aligns with the changing length of daylight.
    — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of breeding
Noun
  • However, researchers could not determine the exact origins of the particles.
    — The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Previous work in South Florida suggests that coral performance depends on geographic origin and environmental conditions.
    — Steven Vollmer, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of origin

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“Pedigree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigree. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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