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
Hafeez suggests creating a simple family tree that displays key relatives’ names and faces to help the person recognize family members.
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2024
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
The colorful family trees sat on mantels over the fireplaces in each of their homes.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Football is a sport bound together and upheld by family trees.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
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Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2024
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
The colorful family trees sat on mantels over the fireplaces in each of their homes.
—Julia Whelan Krish Seenivasan Lance Neal, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Football is a sport bound together and upheld by family trees.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
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There were zero traces of Mexican ancestry in Werts' analysis.Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
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But the combination of executive orders, laws and military commands were indiscriminate and their brunt fell upon innocent Japanese Americans, who were forced into concentration camps without regard for their loyalty, only their ancestry.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2024
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The bar traces its lineage back to a different name and location.Ricardo Torres, Journal Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
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The reference 5370 represents a new generation of an important lineage for Patek Philippe.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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This marked the first time in European history that forensic genealogy was used to solve a murder case, setting a precedent for future investigations.Isabella Wandermurem, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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Forensic investigative genetic genealogy can potentially find more distant relatives, according to Wiebe.Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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For family affairs, the International Spy Museum welcomes all ages.Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 13 Jan. 2025
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Anyone who has gone through a catastrophic fire and lost a home will always be a fire family.Tamara Conniff, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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The water fills ponds, providing relief for wildlife and a prime setting for amphibian breeding.Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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The black-winged petrel—a seabird whose breeding success was once as low as 2.5%—experienced a dramatic increase to 67% following the removal of the rodents, according to an August 2022 study published in Bird Conservation International.Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Advertisement While Sierra was being held in LAPD custody, officials determined the origin point of the Kenneth fire was in Ventura County, so the investigation has been turned over to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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The committee’s members are mostly anonymous and the group’s origins are unknown.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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There is a free agent on the market who checks virtually every need possible: right-handed bat, plus defender, respected leader with a winning pedigree.Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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From its apocalyptic rise in late ’60s New York to its triumphant empire of sound throughout the ‘70s and ’80s, the company sold albums by the millions, its incomparable roster showcasing the pedigree and sophistication of Afro-Caribbean music: Celia Cruz and Tito Puente.Ernesto Lechner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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The head coach, whose father is Black and mother is South Korean, according to CBS, is also the first head coach of Asian descent to lead his team in the college football national title game.Natasha Dye, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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This has also been shown to be true for many people of Asian descent, for whom rates of alcohol use and abuse are lower than in other demographics, in part, studies suggest, because drinking can be so unpleasant for them.Betsy Andrews, Saveur, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20tree. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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