as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts
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Recent Examples of family tree
Their family tree includes their two daughters, Dani Dupree Hamilton (Karla Mosley), a former model, and Nicole Dupree Richardson (Daphnée Duplaix), a psychiatrist; their romantic partners, children, friends and associates.
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Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
The Kardashian-Jenners have transformed their expansive family tree into a business empire.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 14 June 2025
There will also be free research material handouts for first-timers looking into their family tree, a story time, book signings and drawings.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The show explores her ancestors and her surprise at learning, as a young adult, that her family tree bears African roots.
—Lania Berger, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
The Kardashian-Jenners have transformed their expansive family tree into a business empire.
—Grace Gavilanes, People.com, 14 June 2025
There will also be free research material handouts for first-timers looking into their family tree, a story time, book signings and drawings.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025
The show explores her ancestors and her surprise at learning, as a young adult, that her family tree bears African roots.
—Lania Berger, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
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The results give key findings from over 265 health tests, identify over 365 dog breeds, and provide insights into genetics and ancestry.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
8 July 2025
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But 20% of the man’s ancestry best matches older genomes from Mesopotamia, suggesting that the movement of people into Egypt at some point may have been fairly substantial, Girdland-Flink.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 July 2025
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Additionally, the pope has two freedom fighters in his family tree, and has multiracial lineage.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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To be Korean in GO is a matter neither of lineage nor of citizenship, Roh argues.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
11 July 2025
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Genetic genealogy: Building the family tree of a serial killer Retiree Barbara Rae-Venter never anticipated that her hobby of researching her family tree would lead to the capture of one of the most notorious criminals in California, the Golden State Killer.—
David Morgan
July 11,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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The victim was identified through genealogy, and the coroner’s office is waiting on a final report from a private lab before making his ID public, Jellison said.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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The road for becoming a historian started with researching his family’s history, specifically his father’s side.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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Also, Ford said that on July 17, Ford employees and dealers will come to the North Texas Food Bank to pack food boxes for local Texas families, including those impacted by the floods.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
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Over the years, there have been banding efforts by researchers to track the travel patterns across breeding populations found in the Caribbean and Yucatan Peninsula.—
Valentina Sandoval,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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The captive breeding programs have already started showing encouraging results, with a rare litter of Arabian leopard triplets being born at the RCU’s Arabian Leopard Conservation Breeding Centre in Taif back in December 2024.—
Indrabati Lahiri,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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As is the case for many classic cocktails, the origin of the mojito is uncertain and disputed.—
Claudia Alarcón,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Gunn has no interest in easing you into this new world with an origin story or exposition dump.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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The venture firm Sequoia Capital ranks Palantir experience as the top pedigree for startup founders, for instance.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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Despite his activity and pedigree as a member of Kill Cliff FC, the UFC moved on from Loosa.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Fereshteh Hosseini, an Iranian actress of Afghan descent, was a natural choice for her role due to both her talent and presence.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
10 July 2025
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The rules of Miss Universe Cuba allow candidates to be born in Cuba or of Cuban descent, as is the case with Lina.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20tree. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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