as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a Cambodian immigrant who can trace her Khmer ancestry as far back as the 16th century
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Recent Examples of ancestry
According to the San Diego Zoo, most pygmy hippos living in American zoos have ancestry that ties back to Billy, a pygmy given to President Calvin Coolidge in 1927 from American tire mogul Harvey Firestone, who owned a rubber plantation in Liberia.
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The 17-year-old shares Yurok and Māori ancestry and grew up in Requa, one of the continent’s longest continuously inhabited communities.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
That has led to debate over whether the child belonged to Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, or even a hybrid with Denisovan ancestry.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
She was born and raised in Hawaii and is of Vietnamese descent on her mother’s side, as well as having Polish and Irish ancestry on her father’s side, who is American.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The 17-year-old shares Yurok and Māori ancestry and grew up in Requa, one of the continent’s longest continuously inhabited communities.
—Debra Utacia Krol, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2025
That has led to debate over whether the child belonged to Homo sapiens, Neanderthals, or even a hybrid with Denisovan ancestry.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
She was born and raised in Hawaii and is of Vietnamese descent on her mother’s side, as well as having Polish and Irish ancestry on her father’s side, who is American.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestry
Noun
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That means the quality, context and lineage of data matter.—
Prashant Kondle,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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While modern — Tabone has a sharp eye for presentation — Patula’s menu is a representation of the city’s diverse lineage, a confluence of Cajun and Southern flavors blend with French and Spanish cuisine.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Kapua was just a baby when her parents set the stage for her acceptance at the school by adding details of her Native Hawaiian ancestry to a genealogy database.—
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 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
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Following this storyline, most accounts of Korea just after World War II look at these years for the origins of the Korean War.—
Kornel Chang
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Like other spirits categories, tequila is protected by government regulations and a denomination of origin.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Kansas City Chiefs star has established himself as one of the NFL’s most dominant and charismatic players, known for record-breaking catches, a championship pedigree, and a magnetic personality that has turned him into a global figure in his own right.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Sep. 2025
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Adding Oscar winners DiCaprio and Lawrence only raises the project’s blue-chip pedigree.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
18 Sep. 2025
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Instead, computers became powerful enough that AIs can be churned out by gradient descent, without any human needing to understand the cognitions that grow inside.—
Nate Soares,
The Atlantic,
15 Sep. 2025
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My descent into bodybuilding hasn’t always been accepted warmly by the people in my life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some Wordlers also play Competitive Wordle against friends, family, the Wordle Bot or even against me, your humble narrator.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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My deepest condolences and prayers are with Trey's family during this difficult time.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The estimate for total breeding ducks in the traditional survey area was 34 million, unchanged from the 2024 estimate, and 4% below the long-term average (since 1955).—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to a blog post from the American Kennel Club (AKC), neutering is a surgical procedure that removes a male dog's testicles, which eliminates their ability to reproduce and may reduce male breeding behaviors.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Ancestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestry. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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