as in lineage
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
came from a bloodline that could be traced back to the 12th century
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Recent Examples of bloodline
In addition to Le Mans and Formula 1 champions, Ferrari’s bloodline includes some of the most visually stunning road cars ever built.
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
The second half of my 20s unveiled a new loneliness born from ending a 10-year relationship, an impromptu interstate move that took me from Brooklyn across the water to become the first in my bloodline to settle in New Jersey, and the existential weight of it all.
—Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
These international operations depend on bloodlines honed over generations by American breeders, law enforcement and animal welfare officials say.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Feb. 2026
The second half of my 20s unveiled a new loneliness born from ending a 10-year relationship, an impromptu interstate move that took me from Brooklyn across the water to become the first in my bloodline to settle in New Jersey, and the existential weight of it all.
—Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Whether Baffert has another Derby winner in Plutarch won’t be known for 12 weeks, but the colt certainly has the bloodlines.
—Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
These international operations depend on bloodlines honed over generations by American breeders, law enforcement and animal welfare officials say.
—Tracey McManus, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloodline
Noun
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Beta Film has some royal lineage, with Dutch series Máxima proving popular.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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As suspicion spreads, the series follows the fractures inside a family built on lineage, property and control.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Also titled ‘Bounty’, the book will feature all 47 images from the exhibition, which was based around meditative photos McQueen took of the beautiful flora native to the Caribbean island of Grenada, where the artist-filmmaker has ancestry.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2026
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That drops to 49% for Hispanic/Latino patients, 29% for Black patients and even lower for mixed ancestries, the NMDP reports.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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At Pacific City, the The Lighthouse, backed by its music-world pedigree, is poised to further position oceanfront retail hub as more than just a mall, buoyed by its proximity to the beach, nearby hotels and growing roster of restaurants.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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And Alberto Sánchez Tello has a traditional finance pedigree working for companies like Deutsche Bank, UBS, and BlackRock.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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The cold case was broken in 2024 when DNA from genetic genealogy connected Gale to the rapes.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Once that happens, your family details no longer live only on a genealogy website.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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This productivity is why so many birds depend on grasslands for their breeding or wintering.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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The poisoning of a champion stallion opens an investigation that starts to expose tensions and secrets inside an aristocratic horse breeding dynasty.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Her book also sheds new light on the origins of Steinem’s most passionate beliefs—from a childhood rat bite that opened her eyes to the dangers of poverty to her attendance at the 1970 Women’s Strike for Equality that honored the right to vote.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
25 Mar. 2026
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Leadership teams and emerging executives should understand the origins of their industry.—
Sudhir Gupta,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Bloodline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloodline. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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