as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century
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Recent Examples of bloodline
Whether in business together or inspired by each other, these dynamic mother-daughter duos prove that beauty in the bloodline runs strong.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
Especially Nigerian, Ghanaian, Congolese, which is the central part of West Africa where most of the bloodline comes from.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
My family is from Chicago so along with a midwestern bloodline comes a tradition of pain and suffering watching the Bears.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
Still, the magic in their bloodline continues to weave its way into both of their lives in unexpected ways.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
Especially Nigerian, Ghanaian, Congolese, which is the central part of West Africa where most of the bloodline comes from.
—Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 6 Oct. 2024
My family is from Chicago so along with a midwestern bloodline comes a tradition of pain and suffering watching the Bears.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
Still, the magic in their bloodline continues to weave its way into both of their lives in unexpected ways.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodline
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Perpetual Calendar Chronograph | $190,000 Patek Philippe’s lineage of perpetual calendar references is legendary, beginning with the ref.Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
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Looking at the two other lineages of Cravalho’s mixed ancestry, less than 5% of Hawaiians identified as Irish in the most recent American Community Survey — just over 66,000.Arturo Conde, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2024
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Virgo Check in with your brood or look up your family tree to get details on your ancestry.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Chickens Are Miniature Dinosaurs Beyond the anatomical and molecular evidence, chickens exhibit behavioral and neurological traits that echo their prehistoric ancestry, according to a December 2011 article published in Historical Biology.Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Given this recent legacy, some might suggest there is less site specific pedigree in circulation than might be needed to judge the legitimacy of all the applications.Paul Caputo, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The menu was designed by Andres Robles Montenegro, an Ecuadorian chef with a Relais & Châteaux pedigree.Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
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How genetic genealogy cracked the case Genetic genealogy, a combination of DNA analysis and family tree research, finally led detectives to Guillot Jr. A relatively new field of study, genetic genealogy gained prominence as hobbyists began looking into their family history.Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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He was not born with that name and does not appear in the official genealogy maintained in the archive of the Rothschilds.Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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There’s no evidence that the wolves are a breeding pair.Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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Even a half-acre, or even quarter-acre of cover can hold a breeding pair of deer.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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The origin point of the blaze is textbook wildland-urban interface, or WUI (woo-ee).Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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True to their origin story, Gonzalez was wearing a sequin La DoubleJ number for the occasion.Freya Drohan, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Bloodline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodline. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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