as in fruit
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the racehorse's offspring all proved to be very good racers as well the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary surrounded by three generations of offspring
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Recent Examples of offspring
According to the Audubon Zoo, the facility's reptile building is closed to visitors for renovation, but its herpetology department is currently caring for a breeding colony of 21 adult pine snakes, which produce offspring each year that are released into the wild.
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Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Scientists raise male mosquitoes that cannot produce viable offspring.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Their offspring are born at an extremely early developmental stage and continue maturing in a pouch.
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Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The tactic works by releasing sterile flies into the wild to mate with female screwworms, preventing them from producing viable offspring.
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Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for offspring
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
Scientists raise male mosquitoes that cannot produce viable offspring.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Their offspring are born at an extremely early developmental stage and continue maturing in a pouch.
—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The tactic works by releasing sterile flies into the wild to mate with female screwworms, preventing them from producing viable offspring.
—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
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The state produces about half of the nation’s fruits and vegetables.
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Tusk has created a partnership with Fresh Run Farm—an early adopter of organic farming—to grow heirloom fruits, vegetables and flowers exclusively for the chef.
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That that fondness would define the very identity of her progeny?
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Watching their metronomic thriller does more to suggest the arrival of a hyper-sexualized answer to the Coen brothers than the progeny of William Gibson or the progenitors of multiplex psychedelia.
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But the seeds of a forthcoming technology paradigm shift have already begun to germinate.
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Scoop out the seeds with a spoon.
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The 44-year-old singer's children, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, made a rare joint public appearance at Paris Men's Fashion Week after TMZ reported that the two would achieve a runway milestone together during the days-long sartorial event overseas.
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Sandra Cherfrere, an attorney and child of Haitian immigrants, highlighted the practical complications for families with children born abroad.
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Many also include birthday party packages, scout patch programs and family classes where adults cook alongside their kids.
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It was built in 2021 by a developer as a family home, Stanaland said.
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Even the journalists in the press box stood to acclaim Yamal’s greatness, taking out their phones to capture the moment for posterity.
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Correspondent Faith Salie looks into what objects – high tech and low – made the cut to be preserved for posterity; and how the capsule itself was designed to survive 250 years underground.
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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