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pedigree

[ped-i-gree] / ˈpɛd ɪˌgri /
ADJECTIVE
purebred
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
base-born lowly




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“Cedar Cliff is a Mediterranean villa of unrivaled pedigree and commanding presence,” the description goes on.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Hrgovic brings strong pedigree, having won Olympic bronze in 2016.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Circor’s vice chairman, Tony Najjar, lauded Parker’s innovation and said he was excited for Circor employees to join such a pedigree company.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

As the son of famed English folk singer-songwriters Richard and Linda Thompson, he has a musical pedigree — and gifts that are wholly his own.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Ricky bought it from the town dump with a jar of quarters—or so he claimed—a pedigree whose odor even the forest of air-freshener trees he’d hung from the mirror couldn’t mask.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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