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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
For instance, Celia Ortiz, a resident of Cartago, Costa Rica, can trace her ancestry back to Miguel Maroto, one of the enslaved men aboard the Danish ships, according to CNN.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
There are many ways to live overseas, from golden visa programs (which give residency by investment) to citizenship by ancestry.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Krishnamoorthi would be the 10th Asian American in the Senate and only the second senator with South Asian ancestry.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Then — boom — Saturn enters Aries on May 24th, activating your sector of home, ancestry, and emotional foundation for the first time since 1999.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2025
There are many ways to live overseas, from golden visa programs (which give residency by investment) to citizenship by ancestry.
—Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Krishnamoorthi would be the 10th Asian American in the Senate and only the second senator with South Asian ancestry.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 8 May 2025
Then — boom — Saturn enters Aries on May 24th, activating your sector of home, ancestry, and emotional foundation for the first time since 1999.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ancestry
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Metadata management tools integrated into Big Data ecosystems provide data lineage tracing, enabling organizations to know precisely where data originates, how it’s transformed and who has accessed it.—
Shinoy Vengaramkode Bhaskaran,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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While both belong to the same species, the lineages have genetic differences.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Using investigative genetic genealogy — which combines consumer DNA testing, like 23andMe, with genealogical research — the students set to work to solve the mystery.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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This has become one of the oldest cold case identifications using investigative genetic genealogy, Ramapo said.—
May 23,
CBS News,
23 May 2025
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Michelle Williams is a solid second, receiving some keen support from the panel, but Milioti’s rising crime boss with a brutal origin story has stolen the BuzzMeter’s heart.—
Michael Ordoña,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
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For many New Yorkers of Mexican origin, seeing the Cuauhtémoc sail into our harbor was a proud and emotional moment.—
Eric Adams,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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Highlights include a pocket watch owned by Al Capone at Sotheby’s, a Rolex Daytona with a racing pedigree at Phillips and a Patek Philippe from 1989 that was once the world’s most complicated watch, from Christie’s.—
Carol Besler,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Nowhere did the gold standard develop a more distinguished pedigree than in Britain, which established it in the 1700s and maintained it almost continuously until World War I. Most countries suspended the gold standard during the War but returned to it afterward.—
Time,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Sam Morelos On Their Filipino Heritage And All The Philippine Elements In Summer Of 69 Like Morelos, Abby Flores is of Filipino descent, but the character wasn’t originally written that way in the script.—
Regina Kim,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Mixing live action and disturbing, tactile stop-motion animation, the great Czech surrealist’s debut feature transforms Alice’s descent into a waking dream of Victorian clutter.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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The Duck Dynasty patriarch died at age 79 on Sunday after being diagnosed in 2024 with Alzheimer’s disease, his family announced in statements on social media.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 May 2025
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Full of surprises, family time, performing, chilling, laughing, loving, smiling and good meaningful cries.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The researchers found that 71 percent of the dominant females and 79 percent of the breeding males reduced in size at least once over the study period.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 May 2025
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Not surprisingly two of them are about horse breeding.—
Peter J Reilly,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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“Ancestry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ancestry. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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