ancestors

plural of ancestor

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Recent Examples of ancestors This deep dive into her ancestors, reviving them, was inspired by a challenge from another artist. Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 The ability to operate on ten bits of information per second has been enough for our ancestors to survive. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024 During the Roman festival of Saturnalia, ancestors of today’s Italians drank and indulged and turned the social order upside down. Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024

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“Ancestors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestors. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.

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