as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a Cambodian immigrant who can trace her Khmer ancestry as far back as the 16th century
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Recent Examples of ancestry
In that song, D’Angelo uses the occasion of his son’s birth to consider his ancestry.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
She was imprisoned at the Manzanar Relocation Center along with approximately 10,000 other people of Japanese ancestry.
—Susan H. Kamei, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
Our policies prohibit discrimination of any kind, including discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or ancestry.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement For instance, stories of African ancestry have been passed down for generations.
—Taylor Cassidy, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ancestry
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2025
She was imprisoned at the Manzanar Relocation Center along with approximately 10,000 other people of Japanese ancestry.
—Susan H. Kamei, The Conversation, 17 Oct. 2025
Our policies prohibit discrimination of any kind, including discrimination based on race, religion, national origin or ancestry.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement For instance, stories of African ancestry have been passed down for generations.
—Taylor Cassidy, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestry
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That ancient lineage somehow persisted in Europe for millennia before eventually being replaced by modern variants.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Tibetan Buddhists orally transmit tenets in a lineage from the Buddha to the present.—
Nadav Ziv,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There was not enough semen on Ramos to conduct a search using forensic genetic genealogy.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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There will be an entertaining genealogy activity and goal setting.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Others believe a different origin story.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Uruguay origins The conference dates back to 2016 and is usually held in Punta del Este in the North American fall.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Certain men who look a certain way and have a certain pedigree can behave imperfectly, to say the least, and still be confirmed into a position of power that has long-reaching consequences.—
Antonia Blyth,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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His winning pedigree and steady demeanor have become defining traits within the Nuggets’ locker room.—
Evan Dammarell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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The rapid descent of temperatures, which in some cases may reach the upper 20s, raises concerns for agriculture, property maintenance, and daily routines as winter-like conditions arrive.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Apollo-era lunar module was a two-part spacecraft—a descent stage that landed the astronauts on the surface, and an ascent stage, containing the crew compartment, that lifted back off, leaving the bottom half of the vehicle on the moon.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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And so the conflict between love, on one side, and faith, family, and tradition reignites, in a season that retraces the arc of its predecessor—and especially its finale—a bit too closely.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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But animal welfare experts raised several concerns to Public Investigator, including the size of the animal enclosures and the zoo’s breeding of a white tiger, which is opposed by conservation organizations like the World Wildlife Fund.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Rosewood’s breeding program is intentionally boutique and hands-on.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Ancestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestry. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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