1
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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2
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
The doses for the 2026-2027 season contain three virus strains: an A/H1N1 strain, an A/H3N2 strain and a B strain from the B/Victoria lineage, according to the drugmaker.
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Shiv Sudhakar, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Phylicia, as a director and as a person who’s worked with every great over these generations, and the lineage of Diahann Carroll being the first Black woman [to star in her own primetime TV series, not playing a domestic worker].
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Together with previous finds, the new fossils demonstrate that at least four lineages of hominins (creatures more closely related to us than to our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees and bonobos) lived in eastern Africa between three million and 2.5 million years ago.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Users can also track data lineage and process status across the entire landscape and move from fixing technical issues to enabling business agility.
—Charles Crouchman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Shiv Sudhakar, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2025
Phylicia, as a director and as a person who’s worked with every great over these generations, and the lineage of Diahann Carroll being the first Black woman [to star in her own primetime TV series, not playing a domestic worker].
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
Together with previous finds, the new fossils demonstrate that at least four lineages of hominins (creatures more closely related to us than to our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees and bonobos) lived in eastern Africa between three million and 2.5 million years ago.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2025
Users can also track data lineage and process status across the entire landscape and move from fixing technical issues to enabling business agility.
—Charles Crouchman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineage
Noun
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American Bullies share common ancestry with pit bulls but are generally more laid back in temperament.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
13 Aug. 2025
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This most recent edition provides players with several classes and ancestries built to allow for maximum control of character customization.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Determine family meeting places, and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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His family often had to hide in the bushes in the countryside — sometimes for days at a time — to escape rebel attacks.—
Sophia Li,
NPR,
17 Aug. 2025
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The move marks a new chapter for Miami real estate, offering buyers access to the same bespoke service and design pedigree that has defined Harrods for over 175 years.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
27 Aug. 2025
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The battle pitted a pair of NBA centers with All-Star pedigree against each other.—
Bobby Krivitsky,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, Florida's Miccosukee Tribe claimed the facility impacted its access to the surrounding area and posed risks to the tribe's food and water supply.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The grant program works to fund projects that will help states, territories, tribes, local governments and communities to improve and transform their recycling and materials management infrastructure, according to the EPA website.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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But there's one part of Silverstone's origin that the actress isn't sentimental about.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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According to Variety, the project covering O’Connor’s origin story is being helmed by Irish production company ie: entertainment, which executive produced and worked with the singer on the 2022 O’Connor documentary Nothing Compares; O’Connor died in July 2023 at age 56 of natural causes.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With his village destroyed and his clan turned to stone, the vengeful shinobi sets out for revenge.—
Zackery Cuevas,
PC Magazine,
25 Aug. 2025
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The Weasley clan has been coming together over the past few months, with Stout being cast as Ron in May and Parkinson joining the series the following month.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The boy, who was never identified until forensic genealogy recently helped crack the case, had been found beaten to death in the creek on June 13 of that year, according to police.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Authorities said the breakthrough came thanks to genetic genealogy, which uses an unknown person's DNA to trace his or her family tree.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
5 Aug. 2025
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Going directly from cooking inside the house and only trying my own food to trying small restaurants and traveling within a week’s span was a blessing.—
Kenneth J. Williams Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The minority Liberal government could also try to pass back-to-work legislation, but that would require the support of political rivals and approval in both houses of parliament, which is on break until Sept. 15.—
Allison Lampert,
USA Today,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Lineage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineage. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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