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Recent Examples of ancestral
The comedy-drama follows a Gen Z content creator who returns to her ancestral home seeking viral material, only to encounter her deceased brother’s ghost while dealing with avaricious relatives.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
The driver fluke dies along with the host, but all those taking shelter in the ant’s gut finally get to their ancestral home in the sheep or cow.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Racial Climate: Very welcoming to African Americans exploring ancestral ties.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Illustrations of this mystical force are traced back to ancestral West Africa, pre-colonization Ireland and Choktaw tribal lore, which foreshadows the presence of all three cultures in the story.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Apr. 2025
The driver fluke dies along with the host, but all those taking shelter in the ant’s gut finally get to their ancestral home in the sheep or cow.
—New Atlas, 12 Apr. 2025
Racial Climate: Very welcoming to African Americans exploring ancestral ties.
—Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Illustrations of this mystical force are traced back to ancestral West Africa, pre-colonization Ireland and Choktaw tribal lore, which foreshadows the presence of all three cultures in the story.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestral
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Chamizal, a national memorial: 800 S San Marcial St, El Paso El Camino Real de los Tejas, a national historic trail: see trail map here El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro, a national historic trail: runs through Texas and New Mexico.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Apr. 2025
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The new measurements may lead researchers toward a historic discovery.—
Daniel Apai,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Once the haunt of luminaries like Freud and Trotsky, this grand café exudes old-world charm with its vaulted ceilings and marble columns.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
24 Apr. 2025
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Visitors can explore the church and its picturesque grounds, experiencing the village’s old-world charm along the scenic Hudson River.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025
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The museum has a world-class collection, including works by iconic artists like da Vinci, Monet, and Van Gogh, alongside ancient artifacts.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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With the help of technology such as ultraviolet and infrared filters and multispectral photography, a team of international researchers have now deciphered several dozen ancient inscriptions etched on the room’s walls between the 14th and 16th centuries.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Listen to old-time music, celebrate the Man of Steel, dig for dinosaur bones, hunt for Easter eggs or save lives by giving blood.—
John Coffren,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Apr. 2025
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This is a vast overturning of the old-time natural language processing (NLP) that used to be stilted and awkward to use, which has been shifted into a new version of NLP fluency of an at times startling or amazing caliber.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Easter 2025 happens to fall on a day with an unusual number of historical tragedies and ironies.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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This historical information becomes increasingly valuable during organizational transformations, providing the stability and context needed to manage change effectively.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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In this perp’s youth, a seemingly nascent case of schizophrenia was exacerbated by habitual LSD use and the yellow nattering Thronglets, which convinced him that their chirping contains a cryptic, apocalyptic message.—
Charles Bramesco,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2025
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Smythe was ultimately charged with one count each of being an armed habitual criminal, unlawful use of a weapon of a felon and possession of more than 100 grams of cannabis.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2025
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In contrast, older generations started saving much later, with boomers beginning at an average age of 37 and with plans to retire at 72.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Not content just to confirm its arrival, Veach deftly sliced a slit in the plastic to minimize any potential forensic trail, removed the new game and swapped in the old version before carefully rewrapping it.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Ancestral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestral. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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