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the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a woman of good pedigree
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Recent Examples of pedigrees
The indictment also accused the men of purchasing the counterfeit prescription drugs without proper paperwork, known as T3s/pedigrees, and reselling them to pharmacy customers.
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Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
All three are Nordic countries with populations above 5 million and strong winter sport pedigrees — Norway most of all.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Jeremy and Cindy Bearman, a husband-wife duo with pedigrees from New York City’s ABC Kitchen and db Bistro Moderne, have created a seasonal menu that is technique-forward and expressive.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Of the group, Lloyd and Bush are probably the top names, with both having notable draft pedigrees and production during their careers.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
They’re often marketed with promises of uncorrelated returns and highlight the impressive manager pedigrees.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts have outstanding pedigrees and produced in Super Bowls yet still have their detractors nationwide and within the fan base.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Last year, all five nominees boasted international pedigrees.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Both teams have championship pedigrees.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
All three are Nordic countries with populations above 5 million and strong winter sport pedigrees — Norway most of all.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Jeremy and Cindy Bearman, a husband-wife duo with pedigrees from New York City’s ABC Kitchen and db Bistro Moderne, have created a seasonal menu that is technique-forward and expressive.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
Of the group, Lloyd and Bush are probably the top names, with both having notable draft pedigrees and production during their careers.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
They’re often marketed with promises of uncorrelated returns and highlight the impressive manager pedigrees.
—Jonathan I. Shenkman, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
Quarterbacks Brock Purdy and Jalen Hurts have outstanding pedigrees and produced in Super Bowls yet still have their detractors nationwide and within the fan base.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Last year, all five nominees boasted international pedigrees.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
Both teams have championship pedigrees.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigrees
Noun
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That experience introduced mo‘o—continuity, succession—as a guiding thread for the triennial, reminding me that everything exists in relation and within long lineages of care.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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More broadly, the discovery highlights hidden biodiversity in groundwater systems and suggests older evolutionary lineages preserved underground.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 2026
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Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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That drops to 49% for Hispanic/Latino patients, 29% for Black patients and even lower for mixed ancestries, the NMDP reports.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Developed by Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti, the series expands the mythology of Derry, Maine, exploring the origins of Pennywise, the malevolent entity at the center of King’s iconic story.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Senior curator Dag Spicer said understanding the origins of technology is key to making sense of its future.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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At the dinner table, surrounded by financiers, politicians, and tech founders, the conversation drifts casually toward breeding, inheritance, and the preservation of elite bloodlines, revealing the worldview quietly underwriting the entire power structure.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trump obsesses over bloodlines too.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pedigrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigrees. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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