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
Major League pedigree A big part of that acumen comes from his father, Eric Karros, who played 14 seasons in the majors, most of them with the Dodgers.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Given the subject matter and the pedigree of the filmmakers, the project doesn’t sound particularly kid-friendly.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
That requires a WASPish pedigree, not to mention a Jewish mother who has been medically induced into a coma.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
For every young punk whose pedigree makes chasing mainstream attention feel a little like, say, nakedly swimming after a dollar on a fishing hook, there was someone else who saw it as an opportunity to escape their hometown and never look back.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2026
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026
Given the subject matter and the pedigree of the filmmakers, the project doesn’t sound particularly kid-friendly.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
That requires a WASPish pedigree, not to mention a Jewish mother who has been medically induced into a coma.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026
For every young punk whose pedigree makes chasing mainstream attention feel a little like, say, nakedly swimming after a dollar on a fishing hook, there was someone else who saw it as an opportunity to escape their hometown and never look back.
—Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigree
Noun
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Banijay Entertainment is now banking on a pair of shows from country adding to the lineage, as the global production giant gears up for its London TV Screenings showcase today.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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The tennis player comes from a football lineage.—
Marvin Hurst,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Arenado’s mother, Millie, is of Puerto Rican and Cuban ancestry.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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The sheriff's office confirmed investigators are looking into investigative genetic genealogy, a relatively new forensic tool made possible by the rise in popularity of consumer genetic testing, where people can send their DNA to find out about their ancestry and locate potential relatives.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Genetic genealogy capitalizes on the popularity of consumer DNA products to compare a forensic DNA sample against the profiles in the databases of private companies, like Ancestry.—
CNN.com,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The method involves using publicly available genealogy sites to find genetic relatives of an unidentified DNA sample that may belong to a potential suspect.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The property runs about 1,000 breeding female cows and a few dozen herd bulls, a feed yard facility and individual feed intake facility.—
Lana Ferguson,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Birds wait years or decades to breed One reason the kakapo population has grown slowly is that its breeding is, like everything about the birds, peculiar.—
Charlotte Graham-McLay,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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State police fire investigators and the state fire marshal's office were responding to support Taunton fire authorities to determine the origin and cause of the explosion, Wark said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Feb. 2026
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The 18-course Devoro tasting menu (290 Euros, or around $340), which lasts three-and-a-half hours in the serving, is a fascinating fiesta of miniature dishes in which Salazar’s Andalusian origins mix and match with island inspirations.—
Paul Richardson,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Pedigree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigree. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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