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pedigree

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




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Despite its celebrity pedigree and hefty price tag, the treatment itself is one of the more affordable wellness options among the U.S.’ trillion-dollar wellness industry.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Aschenbrenner didn’t have the pedigree of some other managers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Hogh is the pedigree striker that Celtic have lacked since Kyogo Furuhashi was around.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Tuchel actively encouraged this friendly rivalry, but when push came to shove in the heat of a World Cup, he went for Bellingham's world class, big-game experience and pedigree.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Apparently, having a Capitol pedigree is as useless here as it was in 13.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

More so than many cast members, who wear their pedigrees on their sleeve, she generates a feeling of “Well, well, what do we have here?” with no easy, immediate answer.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

Convergent evolution shows us that lineages respond more to pressures than pedigrees.

From Slate Jan. 25, 2026

Some old and some new, but players with reputations and pedigrees to match, who have helped haul Scotland from the shadows of irrelevance into the spotlight.

From BBC Nov. 18, 2025

Currently, pedigrees are how horse owners and breeders find out which stallions are in a horse's ancestry, which gives information on the traits a horse may have inherited.

From Science Daily Nov. 19, 2024

The woman was Anita Perkins and the man was Leonard Williams, and they both had fancy pedigrees and degrees and obviously tons of connections everywhere.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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