as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
the new teacher was of English parentage
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Recent Examples of parentage
Birthright citizenship was a profound acknowledgment that those born here, regardless of parentage or circumstance, belong here.
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Paola Mendoza, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
This has allowed millions of people each year to automatically become American citizens irrespective of their parentage.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
In some states, order of parentage, also known as parentage judgment or judgment of parentage, streamlines the process of confirming legal parentage for LGBTQ+ families.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The adoption process is typically lengthier than order of parentage and usually entails submitting a petition that includes background checks and supporting documentation.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Paola Mendoza, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025
This has allowed millions of people each year to automatically become American citizens irrespective of their parentage.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
In some states, order of parentage, also known as parentage judgment or judgment of parentage, streamlines the process of confirming legal parentage for LGBTQ+ families.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
The adoption process is typically lengthier than order of parentage and usually entails submitting a petition that includes background checks and supporting documentation.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
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People of Mexican ancestry who live in border counties along the Rio Grande, for example, are likely more hawkish on immigration than, say, a Dominican American in Washington Heights in NYC.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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People with African ancestry tend to have high porosity hair.12 Also, people with gray hair or light-colored hair and people of older age are more likely to have highly porous hair.12 Characteristics of High Porosity Hair High porosity hair can have various characteristics.—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
4 June 2025
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Previous studies have proven the existence of two lineages, northern Native American and southern Native American, which developed after people first arrived on the continent across an ice bridge from Siberia and started to move south.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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What has that looked like in practice, sharing the history, sonic lineages, and socio-political context involved in the making of electronic music?—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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In conversation with Forbes Life, Stoddard speaks about her travels during her research, the origins of ralli and the future of this age-old, beautiful craft.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The movie charts the influential British rock group's origin story in the late 1960s, from their earliest days – and how everybody wasn't all about that now-iconic name – to their meteoric rise as one of the world's biggest bands.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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Led by Messi, a classy pedigree Miami has lived up to that billing — luring star players such as former Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuaín and eventually landing the biggest of them all two years ago when signing Messi.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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An entertainer's dream and rare waterfront offering—experience luxury lake living with a championship pedigree.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Zoo officials will continue their breeding and conservation programs with a focus on sustaining endangered reptilian species.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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The state officially entered the second phase of its wolf conservation efforts this spring, after four breeding pairs of wolves had pups who survived through December two years in a row.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025
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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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