as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a family of Italian extraction
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Recent Examples of extraction
Java Connector • Facilitates CDS view extraction from S/4HANA, ensuring mandatory parameters are properly applied without manual intervention.
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Govinda Rao Banothu, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Better yet, they can still be used on public lands to sustain local communities in place of harmful industrial extraction.
—TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
This means increasing domestic oil and gas production, rolling back regulations that were perceived to inhibit fossil fuel extraction, and positioning the U.S. as a global energy powerhouse.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Companies eager to begin extraction could theoretically do so, by partnering with a U.S. government unrestrained by global seabed mining law.
—Daniel Ackerman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
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Govinda Rao Banothu, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Better yet, they can still be used on public lands to sustain local communities in place of harmful industrial extraction.
—TIME, 6 Mar. 2025
This means increasing domestic oil and gas production, rolling back regulations that were perceived to inhibit fossil fuel extraction, and positioning the U.S. as a global energy powerhouse.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Companies eager to begin extraction could theoretically do so, by partnering with a U.S. government unrestrained by global seabed mining law.
—Daniel Ackerman, NPR, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for extraction
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Customers send vials of their saliva to 23andMe for results on ancestry and health.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2025
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In Kevin Nguyen’s gripping novel, the U.S. government sets up internment camps for citizens of Vietnamese ancestry following a wave of terrorist attacks.—
Meg Zukin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The results, Shapiro says, show the dire wolf was the result of hybridization between two ancient, now extinct canid lineages.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
8 Apr. 2025
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Viewers know that someone named John will continue the Dutton lineage, eventually leading to Kevin Costner’s John III of the flagship series.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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The mystery is three-dimensional: The humongous number of parameters obscuring what the model can do; the open data, internet data, on which the model is based (as opposed to in-house, clean data); and the source, the origin of the model’s development.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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These asteroids are a direct window into the building blocks of our solar system and the origins of life.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Her husband’s subsequent descent into alcoholism and domestic abuse drained her bank account and cast her and her children into the urban wilderness.—
Jeff Hobbs,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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Any fall damage in-game can be mitigated by landing in water or any depth, so most players keep a bucket of the wet stuff handy in case of an abrupt descent.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2025
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The species was most commonly found along the shores of Newfoundland and in parts of Nova Scotia, although its breeding habits remain poorly documented.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Dump out the water, which mimics the natural process of a breeding pond drying out before a tadpole can metamorphosize into a frog, says Johnson.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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Barak said the companies' downfall was due to market saturation, fewer consumers interested in recreational genealogy and rising consumer wariness about how their sensitive data is handled.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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For starters, the gene chips quickly became commodities, allowing a large range of competitors to enter the field, some of which had stronger backgrounds in things like linking genealogies to public records.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
24 Mar. 2025
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In addition, Peterson effortlessly drives publicity for her family’s resort on her own social media accounts which have racked up half a million followers across platforms and garnered hundreds of thousands of views.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, for some, gambling is an addiction that can ruin lives and families.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
11 Mar. 2025
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Those clubs with recent European pedigree, such as 2022-23 Champions League winners Manchester City and Chelsea, who lifted the trophy two years earlier, automatically earn more upon qualification by virtue of how that value pillar is distributed.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Although against a group of vibrant, hungry players who hunt like wolves before fizzing and whizzing in possession, with relentless ball speed and intricate rotations, Villa could only make up for the deficit in quality and European pedigree through hard work.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Extraction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/extraction. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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