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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
his Italian lineage was very important to him
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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
it is now generally accepted that the lineage of Thomas Jefferson includes black as well as white members
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Recent Examples of lineage
Their lineage goes back to Russian writer Nikolai V. Gogol and a rich history of cultural exchange between the two countries.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
However, Harris maintains that his conduct is apropos for a man of his lineage and ilk.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Comparing Data in the Iron Age Looking further into the data collected in Dorset, the research team decided to compare genetic findings from other Iron Age cemeteries, and though there wasn’t an abundance of data, the team did notice the same thing: strong female lineage.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 21 Jan. 2025
However, Harris maintains that his conduct is apropos for a man of his lineage and ilk.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Comparing Data in the Iron Age Looking further into the data collected in Dorset, the research team decided to compare genetic findings from other Iron Age cemeteries, and though there wasn’t an abundance of data, the team did notice the same thing: strong female lineage.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineage
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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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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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Nay and his family moved from Kentucky to Star to help get LifeSpring off the ground after the former church at the site, one of the oldest in the state, endured internal conflict and aging membership.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
18 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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Lipski also pointed to Indigenous American lore from the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes that says stars form in the earth, then come up through the branches of cottonwood trees.—
John Wenzel,
The Denver Post,
12 Feb. 2025
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Parvati and Ethan both competed on Survivor: Winners at War, and had plenty of time to bond on the Edge of Extinction after both being voted out of the tribe.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
11 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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People of Hispanic origin are similarly underrepresented, while white people without a Hispanic heritage, who account for 61% of the population, represent more than 70% of all senior level positions.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Magic and religion, for example, are intertwined, with each of the ten magical abilities linked to a god or goddess who governs the maji clans.—
Susan Akyeampong,
refinery29.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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The fastidious, precociously mature character served as a comedic foil to his feistier mother as well as the rest of the show’s broader Pritchett-Dunphy clan.—
John Russell,
People.com,
13 Feb. 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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Now the homeowner is requesting permission from the local council, to rezone the historic property as three houses and a cottage.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
18 Feb. 2025
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At its Berlin premiere, the film received a packed house and an emotional response from audiences.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Lineage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineage. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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