pedigree

noun

ˈpe-də-ˌgrē How to pronounce pedigree (audio)
Definition of pedigreenext
as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended a woman of good pedigree

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Recent Examples of pedigree Folks who drafted Oppenheimer based on that pedigree a few years ago were amply rewarded. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026 Few properties in Kentucky have a pedigree quite like Castleton. — Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026 The cast has become a kind of living monument to New York theater, with Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Donna Murphy, Kelli O’Hara, Audra McDonald, and many others bringing Broadway pedigrees to the series. — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026 UConn offers the country’s only degree-granting program in puppetry of its kind, earning a reputation in the puppetry world akin to UConn’s legendary college basketball pedigree. — Tran Chau, Hartford Courant, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pedigree
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pedigree
  1. lineage
  2. ancestry
  3. genealogy
  4. breeding
  5. origin
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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Most also agree on the origin of the beans, which are said to come from the low valleys and mountain slopes of the Andes in Peru.
    — Margy Rochlin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The actor opened up about the origins of his steely exterior in a 2023 interview with USA TODAY.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of origin

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“Pedigree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pedigree. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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