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
Thus began my lifelong affiliation with dogs, which continues to this day in the person of Charley, paradoxically named not for me but for a previous Charley dog who showed up halfway down a lineage of canine hereditary succession.
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Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
This study reveals a distinct lineage of HKU5-CoVs in bats that efficiently use human ACE2 and underscores their potential zoonotic risk.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The release marks the next evolution of OpenAI's flagship model lineage that has been an industry front-runner since the start of the generative-AI boom.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the findings indicate that the ease of evolutionary innovation is as important in driving speciation as an evolutionary innovation is itself, speeding the development of new species in easily evolving lineages.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
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Charles Hammer, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
This study reveals a distinct lineage of HKU5-CoVs in bats that efficiently use human ACE2 and underscores their potential zoonotic risk.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
The release marks the next evolution of OpenAI's flagship model lineage that has been an industry front-runner since the start of the generative-AI boom.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 27 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the findings indicate that the ease of evolutionary innovation is as important in driving speciation as an evolutionary innovation is itself, speeding the development of new species in easily evolving lineages.
—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lineage
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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
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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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Mary Bowers, who was adopted by a family in Colorado in 1982, was still waiting for answers to many inconsistencies in her adoption papers.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
26 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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For years the tribe has opposed the line as a risk to its water supply.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Standing Rock Sioux tribe called the pipeline a violation of its treaty rights and claimed the pipeline route risked polluting the tribe's primary water source and would damage sacred sites.—
Seiji Yamashita,
CBS News,
19 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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Season Two didn’t always help itself in that regard, devoting entire installments to Cold Harbor and to the origin of the severance process itself.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sagittarius: Saxon Ratliff Saxton is the oldest of the Ratliff clan.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The younger members of the Katzenellenbogen clan are certain that their forefathers’ way of life is no longer viable.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
21 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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Fauna, which is filled with beautiful tilework and flooded with daytime light, is meant to evoke the style and casual warmth of a Catalan bourgeois house.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Family Buy House, Then Notice 3 Big Mistakes, 'Kick Myself For Missing This' By Jack Beresford Senior Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A woman who recently bought a house with her family was shocked to discover several alarming issues with the property.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Lineage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lineage. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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