Ancestors
Network
Network noun - A fabric made of strands loosely twisted, knotted, or woven together at regular intervals.
Ancestors and network are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ancestors" instead a noun "Network".
Nearby Words: networked, networking
Both words in one sentence
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In the first movie, it's an underground cave network originally re-purposed by Bruce's ancestors for use in the Underground Railroad.
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Then one of the Tunnels of Light (the remains of a Portal Network built millennia ago by the ancestors of the aliens) brings to Valennia a group of American Civil War soldiers with their weapons and industrial experience.
Source: Rock Beats Laser - For modern American Super Hero stories, the famous slave escape network is the perfect way to show the heroes come from an honored history of heroism as they learn they have ancestors who risked everything joining the organization, and also left secret passages and hideouts to use now.
Source: Underground Railroad
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Network and Ancestors. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ancestors/network
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