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the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a woman of good pedigree
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Recent Examples of pedigree
With that kind of pedigree, who cares that the film itself isn’t a masterpiece?
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The race car, which is powered by a 2.5-liter straight-eight engine that 290 hp, has a decent pedigree too.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
If Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr. or Reed Sheppard live up to their respective draft pedigrees, the Rockets may have a young Big Three of their own to build around.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
But not every director of Tarantino's pedigree agrees with his diagnosis of the industry's ills or, at least, his sense of its severity.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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James Mercadante, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2025
The race car, which is powered by a 2.5-liter straight-eight engine that 290 hp, has a decent pedigree too.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2025
If Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr. or Reed Sheppard live up to their respective draft pedigrees, the Rockets may have a young Big Three of their own to build around.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
But not every director of Tarantino's pedigree agrees with his diagnosis of the industry's ills or, at least, his sense of its severity.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigree
Noun
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The lineage of conservative responses has been largely an assertion of business power.—
Colin Gordon,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2025
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Displays trace the lineage of families who settled in the area, and one exhibit showcases a Native American dugout canoe.—
Patrick Connolly,
Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2025
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Shortly after, 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry living in the U.S., many of them citizens, were forced into incarceration camps under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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The Moana Collection Moana’s lip gloss and body wash contain notes of lush greens, plumeria breeze, and sweet coconut water to represent her strength as well as her love for her family and ancestry.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
12 Feb. 2025
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Using advancements in technology and forensic genealogy and a DNA analysis lab in Richmond, the investigators were able to identify a next of kin, the sheriff’s office said.—
Rick Hurd,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Forensic genetic genealogy is used to try to find a DNA match to a person's relatives, rather than finding a direct match to the person.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
12 Feb. 2025
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The breeding program was successful and ferrets have been reintroduced in more than a half-dozen states.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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That all changed, due to Steele and other pioneers in the 1920s and 1930s, but also sophisticated breeding techniques in the decades that followed, which transformed the chicken from a small egg-layer into a giant, meat-producing machine.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
9 Feb. 2025
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The team of researchers said the new interpretation of humanity’s origin increases the probability of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
14 Feb. 2025
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People of Hispanic origin are similarly underrepresented, while white people without a Hispanic heritage, who account for 61% of the population, represent more than 70% of all senior level positions.—
Deborah Barfield Berry,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Pedigree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigree. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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