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
In the case of Edwards, Beaumont detective Tina Lewallen and genetic genealogist Shera LaPoint helped create a family tree that led to a suspect named Clayton Foreman, who had grown up in Beaumont and attended the same high school as the victim, Edwards.
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Paige Harriss, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
The $25,000 offering will see a genealogist build the nominee’s family tree back several generations and then walk them and their family through the findings.
$305 worth of skincare products from Swiss brand INSTYTUTUM.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Since 1962, the family has been selling Canadian balsam fir trees that were grown then shipped from their family tree farm in Nova Scotia.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
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Paige Harriss, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Investigators identified him as a suspect, in part, after comparing the DNA profile on the knife sheath to those filed in consumer databases and building a family tree.
—Mike Baker, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2025
The $25,000 offering will see a genealogist build the nominee’s family tree back several generations and then walk them and their family through the findings.
$305 worth of skincare products from Swiss brand INSTYTUTUM.
—Nicolas Vega, CNBC, 28 Feb. 2025
Since 1962, the family has been selling Canadian balsam fir trees that were grown then shipped from their family tree farm in Nova Scotia.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
Noun
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The only reason to invoke such a power is to try to enable sweeping detentions and deportations of Venezuelans based on their ancestry, not on any gang activity that could be proved in immigration proceedings.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Chip Lupo, a WalletHub analyst, said that St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated by millions of Americans regardless of their ancestry.—
Ashley J. DiMella Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Scientifically known as Otodus megalodon, the Neogene-era shark is estimated to have reached lengths of 50 to 65 feet (15 to 20 meters) and once belonged to a lineage of sharks that evolved during the Cenozoic era, becoming increasingly specialized for preying on and scavenging marine mammals.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Professor Jemma Geoghegan, an evolutionary biologist and virologist at New Zealand's University of Otago, said Monday most lineages of H5N1 are only dispersed long distances by migratory waterfowl.—
Rebecca Falconer,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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Assisting with the high-profile case, the FBI used an advanced forensic technique called investigative genetic genealogy, or IGG, with the knife sheath DNA to initially land on Kohberger as the suspect in late December 2022, prosecutors previously said.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Mar. 2025
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Authorities used investigative genetic genealogy – or IGG – a field of forensic science combining DNA analysis with genealogical research, to connect that sample to Kohberger’s family, prosecutors have said.—
Jean Casarez,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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Highlights include kids programs, photos with the Easter bunny and family photo station.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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That’s due in large part to my faith, my friends, my family, my work.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Captive breeding programs have been established to safeguard the population, while conservationists are also addressing a more complex challenge: hybridization with domestic cats.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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This was unexpected, because Atlantic sturgeon tend to return to their natal rivers for breeding.—
Logan Kistler,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2025
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While Jubilee struck a more uplifting tone compared to past albums, For Melancholy Brunettes returns to some of the band’s moodier origins.—
Chris Malone Mendez,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The origin seems to make sense since mature toms have long, flowing snoods.—
Alice Jones Webb,
Outdoor Life,
21 Mar. 2025
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Dumb Celebs Norway has a pedigree with reality competition shows and several of the new wave fit that bill.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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From its pedigree to its casting to its themes, Levinson’s new effort comes across like a retread.—
Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
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He's taken the popular Wrangler 4xe plug-in hybrid to Hell's Revenge in Moab, Utah, a hazardous trail with steep climbs and descents.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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Cinderella Cinderella stories begin with a bad situation that initially improves for the protagonist, then hits an emotional descent but concludes with a happily ever after.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20tree. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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