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
Set against the backdrop of New Orleans’ vibrant yet dangerous streets, the series introduces a new branch of the Duncan family tree.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
The family tree grew a little more complicated between Hannah and Jeremiah’s families over the summer, when Hannah’s brother Stephen Wissmann married Jeremiah’s sister Jana.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Live long and prosper…with frogs There are seven new species of tree frogs to add to the family tree.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
The kits are fun, unique and perfect for learning more about your family tree.
—Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Okla Jones, Essence, 7 Jan. 2025
The family tree grew a little more complicated between Hannah and Jeremiah’s families over the summer, when Hannah’s brother Stephen Wissmann married Jeremiah’s sister Jana.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Live long and prosper…with frogs There are seven new species of tree frogs to add to the family tree.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2024
The kits are fun, unique and perfect for learning more about your family tree.
—Elsie Boskamp, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
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The rising French actor, who was named on Wednesday as Berluti’s new brand ambassador for 2025, is the grandson of New Wave icon Jean-Paul Belmondo and has both French and Italian ancestry.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
15 Jan. 2025
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Many Argentine people have Spanish, Italian and German ancestry.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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Born in 1946 to a father who worked in British intelligence and a dancer mother who traced her lineage to the Habsburg dynasty, Faithfull was also, on her mother’s side, the great-great niece of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (whose 1870 novel Venus in Furs gave us the terms masochism and S&M).—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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Nestled comfortably between heritage, lineage and modernity, the brand is rising to the occasion.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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For the exhibit, the two did an intricate design of a tree of Yemen and Arab genealogy.—
Janice Neuman,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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But investigative genetic genealogy can never confirm a person’s identity.—
Sarah Weinman,
Rolling Stone,
1 Dec. 2024
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Her name was not immediately disclosed as cops tracked down family members.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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As this day wears on, relations with others, especially family members, will improve in a lovely way.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Zoologist Charles Davenport created the Cold Spring Harbor Eugenics Record Office in 1910 to pursue his interests in evolution, breeding and human heredity.—
Shoumita Dasgupta,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Spring migration starts between January and March, with storks returning to their breeding areas by May.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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Understanding the history and origin of these laws is critical to that effort.—
Peter L. Markowitz,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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The movement bears the prestigious Geneva Seal, a certification that guarantees not only the movement's Geneva origin but also its superior chronometry and finishing.—
Bhanu Chopra,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Alex Bregman The veteran third baseman boasts championship pedigree and plenty of production over nine seasons with the Houston Astros, yet Bregman’s free-agent market has been slower to develop than expected.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Schottenheimer would bring experience and coaching pedigree to the mix.—
Vincent Frank,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The 14th Amendment was enacted as a direct response to the Supreme Court’s egregious 1857 Dred Scott decision, which held that persons of African descent, such as enslaved people and formerly enslaved people, could not be considered citizens under the Constitution.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Vice President Kamala Harris, though not a first lady, used her 2021 inaugural outfit to acknowledge her historic role as the first woman, the first Black person and first person of Asian descent to hold the office.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20tree. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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