EXTRACTIONS Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

extractions

noun

plural of extraction

as in lineages

the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended a family of Italian extraction

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Recent Examples of extractions Services include dental exams, cleanings, fillings, extractions and root canals, along with hearing evaluations and free hearing aids. — Jessica Riley, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Instead of relying on rich oils or heavy butter, Romito uses waters, extractions, and natural juices to amplify flavor. — Joel Hart, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026 The doctor must spread extractions evenly across the donor zone. — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Wisdom teeth extractions are one of the most common oral surgeries in the country, but new research is changing how scientists view what gets tossed out afterward. — Allison Palmer july 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026 Most producers are pursuing much lighter extractions than in previous decades. — Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 Rainwater that recharges the Floridan Aquifer is equal to the sum of groundwater losses from the aquifer through spring flows, water storage and extractions through wells. — Robert Knight, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026 Heather had her egg extractions done. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 Tina, 59, is battling a uterine infection and Billy, 40, could face invasive sperm extractions, according to Courtney Scott, veteran elephant consultant with In Defense of Animals. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Geese did something similar with last year’s Getting Killed, their own neutron star of an album, gobbling up the tangled lineages of rock, punk, and drone music in New York City with the ravenous appetites of kids weaned on the infinite scroll.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Cell lineages follow paths through this map as development proceeds.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of lineages

Noun

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
This technique overcomes limitations of older methods like genotyping arrays, which were often biased towards European ancestries and less accurate.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ancestries

Noun

Sometimes, though, these genealogies of behavior can seem beside the point, serving only to dull one’s analysis of the situation.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 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 genealogies

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But the paint allegedly became slippery in the sun, and three riders, including one known as a master of descents, crashed.

— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The relentless Carapaz pressured the American on the descents and put himself in the position to profit.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Definition of descents

Noun

For anyone who spends a lot of time online, the series’s AI origins are hard to miss.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
This team considered the origins of this star using a model of the Milky Way that has been rapidly enriched with elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, which astronomers call metals, via the death of the first generation of stars.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of origins

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Both have become tools for wealthy families seeking easier travel or a fallback if political and economic conditions worsen at home.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
At least six families said health workers visited only after a child had died from measles in their community.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of families

Noun

In one study of 104 births, 69 babies were delivered with OdonAssist; 4% of those babies had bruising considered related to the device.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
This is not an argument against antibiotics, caesarean births, formula, or any other feature of modern life.

— Holly Baines, STAT, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of births

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