as in lineages
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a woman of good pedigree
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Recent Examples of pedigrees
Project Hail Mary’s position will also be tested against new releases from filmmakers with stronger Oscar pedigrees.
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Sophia Morano,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The pedigrees of the players are, of course, very strong.
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Powerful family ties will also be in the spotlight in Maine and South Carolina, where candidates with political pedigrees are running for office.
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ABC News,
9 June 2026
The candidates have performed in a way that embodies their entertainment pedigrees.
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Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
And despite their noticeably different contract situations and pedigrees, the pair of new arrivals have worked together within the same position room over the past few weeks.
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Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
This year’s list of the hot new restaurants covers the latest and greatest, including tiny but mighty dining rooms that punch well above their weight, and hotel fine diners with prestigious pedigrees.
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Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
These are both teams with winning pedigrees that have just been gutted, losing some key players in the past week.
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Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
In practice, they are frequently drawn to familiar names and pedigrees.
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Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
Sophia Morano,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The pedigrees of the players are, of course, very strong.
—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Powerful family ties will also be in the spotlight in Maine and South Carolina, where candidates with political pedigrees are running for office.
—
ABC News,
9 June 2026
The candidates have performed in a way that embodies their entertainment pedigrees.
—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
And despite their noticeably different contract situations and pedigrees, the pair of new arrivals have worked together within the same position room over the past few weeks.
—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
2 June 2026
This year’s list of the hot new restaurants covers the latest and greatest, including tiny but mighty dining rooms that punch well above their weight, and hotel fine diners with prestigious pedigrees.
—
Cnt Editors,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
These are both teams with winning pedigrees that have just been gutted, losing some key players in the past week.
—
Tim Rohan,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
In practice, they are frequently drawn to familiar names and pedigrees.
—
Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigrees
Noun
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Because everyone will have access to the same information, AI will accentuate the value of personal connections, again promoting lineages and networks that at their most extreme may appear to be sinister establishment conspiracies.
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Here, however, entire evolutionary lineages may be emerging across archipelagos separated by distances that seem relatively minor on a map.
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Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.
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That drops to 49% for Hispanic/Latino patients, 29% for Black patients and even lower for mixed ancestries, the NMDP reports.
Noun
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The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.
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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.
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The origins of the Fourth of July date back to July 4, 1776, when the United States unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence.
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Unlike the first two installments, Silo season 3 features a split-timeline narrative that introduces a host of new characters and delves into the mystery of the silo's origins.
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More action means more to unpack, like incestuous bloodlines, secret plots that have been years in the making, the rapidly shifting alliances, and how to tell all the silver-haired Targaryens apart.
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Two Runner is buttressed by a cavalcade of boisterously rootsy country acts all deeply versed in their genre’s bloodlines, who freely celebrate them with aplomb.
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“Pedigrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigrees. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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