as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a Cambodian immigrant who can trace her Khmer ancestry as far back as the 16th century
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Recent Examples of ancestry
America is not defined by bloodlines or ancestry — it is defined by values.
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Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Another approach, the phylogenetic species concept, emphasizes ancestry instead of breeding.
—Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
For those without ancestry, the following nations offer quicker or simpler paths via residency.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
That may help explain why Americans with African ancestry are more at risk for this ailment.
—Lynya Floyd, Allure, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for ancestry
Vilerka Bilbao, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2025
Another approach, the phylogenetic species concept, emphasizes ancestry instead of breeding.
—Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
For those without ancestry, the following nations offer quicker or simpler paths via residency.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
That may help explain why Americans with African ancestry are more at risk for this ailment.
—Lynya Floyd, Allure, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestry
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Previous studies have proven the existence of two lineages, northern Native American and southern Native American, which developed after people first arrived on the continent across an ice bridge from Siberia and started to move south.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
11 June 2025
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What has that looked like in practice, sharing the history, sonic lineages, and socio-political context involved in the making of electronic music?—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 June 2025
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In 2022, the DNA Doe Project started fundraising to use Bone Lake Jane Doe’s DNA to conduct forensic investigative genetic genealogy.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
12 June 2025
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For the love of genealogy, couldn’t it just have been passed on to another member of the family or lived out its life in the basement?—
Sherry Kuehl,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2025
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In conversation with Forbes Life, Stoddard speaks about her travels during her research, the origins of ralli and the future of this age-old, beautiful craft.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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The movie charts the influential British rock group's origin story in the late 1960s, from their earliest days – and how everybody wasn't all about that now-iconic name – to their meteoric rise as one of the world's biggest bands.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
14 June 2025
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An entertainer's dream and rare waterfront offering—experience luxury lake living with a championship pedigree.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 June 2025
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Led by Messi, a classy pedigree Miami has lived up to that billing — luring star players such as former Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuaín and eventually landing the biggest of them all two years ago when signing Messi.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Begin the descent into the canyon, which is shaded by eucalyptus trees.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 June 2025
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Chicago Tribune How Ramesh survived the descent is still a miraculous mystery.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2025
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However, six yeshivas received notifications from the state Education Department earlier this year instructing families to find other ways of educating their children and cutting off the schools’ public funding.—
Cayla Bamberger,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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Giving way Construction of a KB Home single family housing development is shown in Menifee, California, U.S., September 4, 2024.—
Sara Salinas,
CNBC,
18 June 2025
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Zoo officials will continue their breeding and conservation programs with a focus on sustaining endangered reptilian species.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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The state officially entered the second phase of its wolf conservation efforts this spring, after four breeding pairs of wolves had pups who survived through December two years in a row.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025
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“Ancestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestry. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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