as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant an association for people who have claims for being the posterity of Thomas Jefferson

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Recent Examples of posterity The signs section of the site is the most captivating, being organized by state and preserving for posterity the buzzing neon signs of places such as the Choo-Choo, in Des Plaines, Illinois, and Bingo’s Motel, in Wakefield, Michigan. Air Mail, 31 May 2025 So far, the second-term Trump Administration has scrubbed federal websites, limited reporters’ access, and used disappearing-message apps for high-level communications that typically should be retained for posterity. Chad De Guzman, Time, 23 May 2025 Fortunately for posterity, the cathedral’s three magnificent medieval rose windows, created in the 13th century, were saved from the inferno. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 21 May 2025 In October, Bellingham also surprised Alexander-Arnold by jumping out from behind a sign reading ‘Happy Birthday Trent’ at England’s training base at St. George’s Park, a moment an FA photographer duly recorded for posterity. Gregg Evans, New York Times, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for posterity
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offspring
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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
  • 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

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“Posterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterity. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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