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
Filling out the Dupree family tree is an eclectic group of gorgeous overachievers.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Feb. 2025
Americans are factoring in their ancestry while booking their vacations, with many digging into their family trees.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Investigators can use that information and other evidence to build a family tree and identify potential suspects.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
Since 2018, Robin Moore — a native of Park Manor on Chicago’s South Side — has spent much of her free time combing through archival records and building a family tree to better understand her roots.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 24 Feb. 2025
Americans are factoring in their ancestry while booking their vacations, with many digging into their family trees.
—Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
Investigators can use that information and other evidence to build a family tree and identify potential suspects.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
Since 2018, Robin Moore — a native of Park Manor on Chicago’s South Side — has spent much of her free time combing through archival records and building a family tree to better understand her roots.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family tree
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These individuals appear to have merged with larger populations that were unrelated to the Xiongnu, many of them with European ancestry, forming a group with genetically diverse backgrounds, according to the study.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Mar. 2025
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Certain genetic variants, or mutations, are often linked to ancestry, and some have been connected to poor health outcomes.—
Leah Small,
Scientific American,
24 Feb. 2025
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The release marks the next evolution of OpenAI's flagship model lineage that has been an industry front-runner since the start of the generative-AI boom.—
Ina Fried,
Axios,
27 Feb. 2025
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Indeed, the findings indicate that the ease of evolutionary innovation is as important in driving speciation as an evolutionary innovation is itself, speeding the development of new species in easily evolving lineages.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
26 Feb. 2025
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The break in the case came in late 2022 when investigators used advanced genetic genealogy to identify Baby India's birth father, which ultimately led to the suspect.—
Christine Pelisek,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The website only works with law enforcement agencies and doesn’t offer genealogy or health tools.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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And, right from the beginning, tried to focus on the things that are meaningful for me: friends, family, work, of course.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Protesters lined a main thoroughfare in Waitsfield, Vermont, located near the Sugarbush Resort where Vance and his family were vacationing.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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Unlike reputable breeders who prioritize responsible breeding and health checks, backyard breeders often operate in poor conditions.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Scientists and statisticians working in the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska, which studies livestock genetics and breeding, were also terminated, including those working on research projects in food safety and salmonella testing.—
Emily Anthes,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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That’s how British star Stephen Graham (Bodies, Boiling Point) describes the origins of the idea for his Netflix crime drama Adolescence, which premieres on Thursday, during a recent Next on Netflix event in London.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, the origin of this claim can be traced to a parody Facebook page known as America's Last Line of Defense.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Unlike a lot of Fertitta properties, this one came with a pedigree — Teddy Roosevelt and Liza Minnelli had been regulars.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
26 Feb. 2025
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His familiarity with head coach Craig Berube, his winning pedigree and his competitive two-way game are incredibly attractive.—
Jonas Siegel,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Three large parachutes slow its descent to facilitate a safe touchdown.—
David K. Li,
NBC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Moon lacks an atmosphere to help spacecraft slow down during descent.—
Kristin Shaw,
Ars Technica,
27 Feb. 2025
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20tree. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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