as in pedigrees
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century
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Recent Examples of bloodlines
Despite the obvious pageant bloodlines in the family, Orlando never wanted to force Schiermeyer to compete.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Instead, what makes the triptych of thematically connected snapshots memorable is its deftly unfussy observation of the unknowability that can endure among people who share the same bloodlines.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Stewart aims to breed horses for racing rather than selling, incorporating diverse bloodlines and contributing to the local economy.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Instead, what makes the triptych of thematically connected snapshots memorable is its deftly unfussy observation of the unknowability that can endure among people who share the same bloodlines.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Stewart aims to breed horses for racing rather than selling, incorporating diverse bloodlines and contributing to the local economy.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodlines
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Behind Chalet Alpina are two development teams with impressive pedigrees.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This evolution is driven by a combination of random mutations and natural selection, where the organisms that are most fit for survival, and most adaptable to the changes that occur in their conditions and environment, are the ones who aren’t selected against, and whose lineages continue.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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Slavers didn’t keep records of family lineages and the enslaved couldn’t do so.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 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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Both filmmakers traced their creative origins to childhood encounters with monsters and Japanese animation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 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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“Bloodlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodlines. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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