as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a woman of good pedigree
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Recent Examples of pedigrees
All three are Nordic countries with populations above 5 million and strong winter sport pedigrees — Norway most of all.
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Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Jeremy and Cindy Bearman, a husband-wife duo with pedigrees from New York City’s ABC Kitchen and db Bistro Moderne, have created a seasonal menu that is technique-forward and expressive.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Of the group, Lloyd and Bush are probably the top names, with both having notable draft pedigrees and production during their careers.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
They’re often marketed with promises of uncorrelated returns and highlight the impressive manager pedigrees.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts have outstanding pedigrees and produced in Super Bowls yet still have their detractors nationwide and within the fan base.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Last year, all five nominees boasted international pedigrees.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Both teams have championship pedigrees.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
What keeps things interesting, though, is that despite hailing from familiar pedigrees, none of these shows just feels like more of the same.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Jeremy and Cindy Bearman, a husband-wife duo with pedigrees from New York City’s ABC Kitchen and db Bistro Moderne, have created a seasonal menu that is technique-forward and expressive.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Of the group, Lloyd and Bush are probably the top names, with both having notable draft pedigrees and production during their careers.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
They’re often marketed with promises of uncorrelated returns and highlight the impressive manager pedigrees.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts have outstanding pedigrees and produced in Super Bowls yet still have their detractors nationwide and within the fan base.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Last year, all five nominees boasted international pedigrees.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Both teams have championship pedigrees.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
What keeps things interesting, though, is that despite hailing from familiar pedigrees, none of these shows just feels like more of the same.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigrees
Noun
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Comparative studies show that an appendix-like structure evolved independently in at least three distinct lineages of mammals – marsupials, primates and glires, a group that includes rodents and rabbits.—
Lilia Goncharova,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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But a new investigation of Asgard genomes has revealed previously unknown lineages of the microbes in shallow coastal sediments, some of which appear tolerant of and use oxygen, according to a study published February 18 in the journal Nature.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But many Chicanos trace their lineage to indigenous peoples who survived Spanish colonization, often carrying mixed indigenous, Spanish, and other ancestries, a testament to survival and cultural fusion.—
David Alvarado,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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This lack of representation is problematic for people of different ancestries because genetic risk factors differ across populations.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Another patient had a revelation about the origins of his severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, which significantly improved his symptoms.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Stewart is a Green Lantern, one of the space cops patrolling Earth and its sector as part of the Green Lantern Corps, and his appearance make tonal sense as both Superman and Brainiac are space-faring characters with alien origins.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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At the dinner table, surrounded by financiers, politicians, and tech founders, the conversation drifts casually toward breeding, inheritance, and the preservation of elite bloodlines, revealing the worldview quietly underwriting the entire power structure.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trump obsesses over bloodlines too.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pedigrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigrees. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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