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as in weeping
bending downward or forward
the descendant branches of a weeping willow
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Recent Examples of descendant
New Atlas, 24 June 2025
California is home to hundreds of thousands of Iranian refugees, their descendants and others whose roots and relatives remain there.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
Oliver Origin: German, French Meaning: Olive tree, ancestors descendant
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Olivier (French)
Famous Namesakes: Actor Oliver Hudson, athlete Oliver Kahn
Peak Popularity: Oliver jumped to the #3 most popular boy name in 2019 and has remained since.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Adjective
There have been few validation studies using modern birds, the descendants of theropod dinosaurs.
—New Atlas, 24 June 2025
California is home to hundreds of thousands of Iranian refugees, their descendants and others whose roots and relatives remain there.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Noun
According to data presented at the May 2 meeting, the program has paid more than $4.8 million to 193 recipients across the ancestor and descendant categories.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
Oliver Origin: German, French Meaning: Olive tree, ancestors descendant
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Olivier (French)
Famous Namesakes: Actor Oliver Hudson, athlete Oliver Kahn
Peak Popularity: Oliver jumped to the #3 most popular boy name in 2019 and has remained since.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 30 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descendant
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Noun
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On May 8, the singer-songwriter was spotted in the crowd in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican, when Pope Leo XIV was elected as the late Pope Francis' successor.—
Daniela Avila,
People.com,
30 June 2025
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While Ram insisted the RHO was a distinct model for a different audience than the outgoing TRX, many saw is as the T-Rex’s successor.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
Noun
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Among the 20-somethings at its center are the Bravo-famous offspring of breakout Housewives Kandi Burruss, Kim Zolciak, Meredith Marks, and Teresa Giudice.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 June 2025
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The study produced another intriguing finding: Ancestral night lizards had very small litter sizes, probably consisting of just one or two offspring.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
Noun
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In any other sport, the progeny of a former star player ascending to the highest level would be especially noteworthy.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2025
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Hillyer’s movie centers on Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), a Dracula progeny who kidnaps a young woman in Transylvania.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Noun
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Oh, Mary! still won Best Actor and Best Director at the ceremony, but the big award went to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s family drama about the scions of a Reverend Jesse Jackson–like figure.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 June 2025
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Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, a scion of wealthy banana exporters who won the country’s election last month, studied at a series of US universities and received his master’s in public administration in 2020 from Harvard Kennedy School.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Of the other methods – including electrocution, lethal gas and hanging – lethal injection had the highest botch rate of more than 7%. ‘An embrace of brutality’ Still, states have remained averse to the firing squad, a position that experts who spoke to CNN believe stems from its overt violence.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
Noun
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Looking at the imagery of The Sun card in the Tarot, this is a reminder that your inner child is not gone, but ready to be reawakened.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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France has issued a restrictive outdoor smoking ban, including at public parks, swimming pools, beaches, or anywhere children may be present, to ensure their protection.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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“Descendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendant. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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