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
Crafted at the storied Buffalo Trace Distillery, Weller 107 shares a family tree with the famed—and nearly mythical—Van Winkle line.
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Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Two prongs of his family tree, represented by James and his maternal grandfather (who died before he was born), had come from Mississippi.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
That yielded a partial match, and investigators completed a family tree and identified their suspect, police said.
—Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
After receiving the information, investigators were able to complete a family tree from the partial match and identified the suspect as Moncrieft.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
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Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Two prongs of his family tree, represented by James and his maternal grandfather (who died before he was born), had come from Mississippi.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2025
That yielded a partial match, and investigators completed a family tree and identified their suspect, police said.
—Sara Schilling, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
After receiving the information, investigators were able to complete a family tree from the partial match and identified the suspect as Moncrieft.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
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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
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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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Asia-Pacific regions often prioritize ownership lineage and distinguished provenance.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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While rich with commentary on America and country’s Black roots, the show was also a sweet celebration of Beyoncé’s own lineage.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2025
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Last year, an Orange County Sheriff’s Department investigator contacted the department’s cold case unit offering to help identify Parks’ remains with the use of forensic genealogy.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Through forensic genetic genealogy, additional DNA testing and other advanced methodologies, the Solano County Coroner’s Office was finally able to solve the decades-old mystery and determine the remains belonged to Hertel.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Murder victim's family has been 'counting down the minutes' until South Carolina execution Texas pastor with simple dream killed in his own church.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Access to high-growth startups has historically been limited to elite capital such as venture firms, family offices, and hedge funds.—
Azeem Khan,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Miami-Dade alone has 53 different mosquito species, and each has a different behavior, breeding habits, some transmit diseases and others don’t.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2025
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The clip shows the one-eyed puppy running around his new home, chasing after other dogs, and playing with Stewie who is a former breeding rabbit.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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The dramedy from director Stephen Chbosky tells the true story of the origins of Enoteca Maria, the famed Italian restaurant on Staten Island.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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Di Placido has delved into the meaning of the Oscar-winning film Parasite and explained the origin of popular internet memes, such as the Sigma Male and the Backrooms.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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Director Stephen Williams' pedigree includes Watchmen, Westworld, and Lost, but he’s also got zombie cred, having helmed episodes of The Walking Dead and The Returned.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
12 May 2025
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Given its pedigree in integration, the company is now extending its core platform and tools to offer an increasing number of agentic AI-facing technologies.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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From a family of Italian descent, the brothers took wildly different paths, with Robert Sirico going the route of the faithful and Tony heading first for some run-ins with the law, then to Hollywood.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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It was not immediately known how much, if any, of the half-ton spacecraft survived the fiery descent from orbit.—
Marcia Dunn,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20tree. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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