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family history

NOUN
family tree
Synonyms
WEAK
ancestral tree ancestry bloodline descent genealogical chart genealogical tree genealogy heredity line lineage pedigree stemma tree
NOUN
roots
Synonyms
STRONG
background birthplace blood breed descent genealogy heritage kindred line lineage origin parentage pedigree race
WEAK
family tree

Example Sentences

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Frankly, it’s hard for any of us to look at our own health and family history and make the call that perhaps our estimated death date will come sooner than we would like.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

They also adjusted for factors such as age, sex, ethnicity, education, smoking, alcohol use, diet, and family history of CVD and cancer.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

By turns comical and deeply affecting, “The Golden Boy” is heavy on back story, family history, Canadian history and geography, and on what Aristotle and friends would call exegesis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

To be frank, I wasn’t sure I was up for a trilogy on Porkalob’s family history.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Despite family history, I feel drawn to Turkey.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides