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
Even so, John David’s parentage adds an intriguing layer to his character.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Rigsby, not ready for full Cabbage Patch parentage, takes the free tour instead—but still gets to witness a birthing ceremony, his description of which left me with fundamental questions about the human race.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
The first mystery to be solved is the question of Constantine Corrino’s parentage.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
As many as 500 such children, now in their 40s, grew up in Argentina without knowledge of their real parentage.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
Rigsby, not ready for full Cabbage Patch parentage, takes the free tour instead—but still gets to witness a birthing ceremony, his description of which left me with fundamental questions about the human race.
—Longreads, 19 Dec. 2024
The first mystery to be solved is the question of Constantine Corrino’s parentage.
—Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2024
As many as 500 such children, now in their 40s, grew up in Argentina without knowledge of their real parentage.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parentage
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According to the National Park Service, 40% of us trace our ancestry through Ellis Island, the East Coast immigration station that operated between 1892 and 1954.—
Nick Gillespie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Eight decades ago, federal lawyers wrestled with this same dilemma as the government imprisoned more than 100,000 innocent Japanese Americans from the West Coast on account of their ancestry.—
Eric Muller,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Born in 1946 to a father who worked in British intelligence and a dancer mother who traced her lineage to the Habsburg dynasty, Faithfull was also, on her mother’s side, the great-great niece of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (whose 1870 novel Venus in Furs gave us the terms masochism and S&M).—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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Nestled comfortably between heritage, lineage and modernity, the brand is rising to the occasion.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Finally, Fauci’s role in this miasma remains unclear — in part because of his obfuscation and in part the nonfeasance of scientific journalists who for years haven’t aggressively pursued COVID-19’s origin story.—
Cory Franklin,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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While clubs still provide the main origin point for supporters of women’s football, a small but growing portion of new and younger fans are entering the game via individual players.—
Megan Feringa,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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But not every director of Tarantino's pedigree agrees with his diagnosis of the industry's ills or, at least, his sense of its severity.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Miller is just the pedigree that the Rangers have needed in their lineup, combining physicality and scoring touch.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Officers found gear linked to dog fighting on Burrell’s property, including a live chicken that was used to tempt the dogs, a dog treadmill and a breeding stand.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
3 Feb. 2025
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The breed was officially recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) in 2010, but the breed has come under fire after being at the center of stories involving irresponsible ownership, poor breeding practices and biting incidents.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Parentage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parentage. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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