EXTRACTION Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

extraction

noun

ik-ˈstrak-shən

Definition of extraction

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 Disasters such as this are common where a significant part of the population depends on small-scale extraction mining for livelihood. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 Most enterprise workloads—document processing, classification, customer support, structured data extraction—do not need a generalist genius. — Pawel Rzeszucinski, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors and defense attorneys got these character reports from a combination of police reports, school records and cell phone extractions. — J.d. Miles, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 The rule has prevented the construction of new roads in over 45 million acres of public land around the country, as well as timber extraction and oil, gas and coal development. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for extraction

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Noun

According to Census data taken between 2019 and 2023, the number of residents of Italian ancestry in Brooklyn Heights, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, and the Columbia Waterfront District was down 25 percent over the previous 13 years.

— Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
But Shanes questioned whether grouping Jews under a single ethnic category would produce sufficiently specific data for those purposes, or instead obscure differences among Jewish populations with distinct ancestries.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ancestry

Noun

But all this manifold spectacle is triggered by a quest for a boy, possibly of royal lineage, who has gone missing.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Basically, this small insect appeared to preserve a transitional stage as its lineage gradually adapted from aquatic life to living on land.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of lineage

Noun

The first prince of Norwegian descent born in 567 years, his birth held special significance for the young Norwegian monarchy.

— Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Federal prosecutors have charged about 80 people in the broader case, the vast majority of whom are of Somali descent.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of descent

Noun

The ash campaign differs from the push to save elm trees because the elm drive is a breeding program rather than an inoculation effort.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
From ash trees on the Appalachian Trail to century-old elms in Vermont’s capital, emerging treatments and breeding programs offer a rare, hopeful counterpoint to widespread insect and disease damage.

— Amanda Swinhart, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of breeding

Noun

Students who had completed Ramapo’s investigative genetic genealogy certificate program volunteered to research the case and identified Krusely as a candidate in December 2025, according to the college.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
The scientists’ method reconstructs genealogies, or maps showing where different pieces of DNA came from and how they were passed down, revealing branches of our evolutionary past.

— Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of genealogy

Noun

In our efforts to reciprocate with some updates about our family, the wife would interject within a sentence or two of our contribution to hijack the conversation back to talking about her family.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2026
The role of companies Singapore’s new scheme shifts from merely encouraging births to focus on family well-being over the long term, which might help change how potential parents think about children.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of family

Noun

Only 24 and with room to grow, but also real pedigree, Nico felt like the perfect, window-shaping addition.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Its celebrity pedigree is astonishing (spokespersons and fans include Jane Fonda, Martha Stewart, Andie MacDowell, Heidi Klum, etc), its offerings are robust, and many, if not most of its products, are five-star successes.

— Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

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