as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts
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Recent Examples of family tree
Princess Kate has been compared to Prince Louis in a viral TikTok video that also suggested Prince George and Princess Charlotte draw their looks from elsewhere in the family tree.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Seven generations of hatred, greed, denial, entitlement and moral decay have rotted the roots of the Lafayette family tree.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
That’s because, for the Windsors, one factor is prized beyond all: the history of their own family tree.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Both Hector and Imelda top a family tree on the wall, and Hector is back in the family portrait on a stunning, sprawling ofrenda, just like at the end of the film.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Seven generations of hatred, greed, denial, entitlement and moral decay have rotted the roots of the Lafayette family tree.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
That’s because, for the Windsors, one factor is prized beyond all: the history of their own family tree.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2025
Both Hector and Imelda top a family tree on the wall, and Hector is back in the family portrait on a stunning, sprawling ofrenda, just like at the end of the film.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
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Shortly after, 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry living in the U.S., many of them citizens, were forced into incarceration camps under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Moana Collection Moana’s lip gloss and body wash contain notes of lush greens, plumeria breeze, and sweet coconut water to represent her strength as well as her love for her family and ancestry.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
12 Feb. 2025
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The lineage of conservative responses has been largely an assertion of business power.—
Colin Gordon,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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Displays trace the lineage of families who settled in the area, and one exhibit showcases a Native American dugout canoe.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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Using advancements in technology and forensic genealogy and a DNA analysis lab in Richmond, the investigators were able to identify a next of kin, the sheriff’s office said.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Forensic genetic genealogy is used to try to find a DNA match to a person's relatives, rather than finding a direct match to the person.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
12 Feb. 2025
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Yet the character genuinely loves his family, including younger siblings Piper (Sarah Catherine Hook), a college student, and teenager Lochlan (Sam Nivola).—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Some were issued to his own family members, such as James Biden, Hunter Biden and Valerie Biden-Owens.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The breeding program was successful and ferrets have been reintroduced in more than a half-dozen states.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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That all changed, due to Steele and other pioneers in the 1920s and 1930s, but also sophisticated breeding techniques in the decades that followed, which transformed the chicken from a small egg-layer into a giant, meat-producing machine.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Feb. 2025
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The War and Treaty’s Michael Trotter Jr. knows just how intertwined his musical origin story is with his time in the U.S. Army.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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The team of researchers said the new interpretation of humanity’s origin increases the probability of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Not only from a profile and pedigree perspective, but in terms of adding further burdens to a wage bill that was already teetering on the edge.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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His scoring, creativity, and championship pedigree are part of why Dallas remains in the mix despite Dončić’s injuries.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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He’s started the descent and there is no going back.—
Matt Slater,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Sweden is capable of disrupting that scenario, but Canada-U.S. is what everyone not of Swedish or Finnish descent wants.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20tree. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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