descend from
phrasal verb
descended from; descending from; descends from
: to have (something or someone in the past) as an origin or source
Recent evidence supports the theory that birds descended from dinosaurs.
The plants descend from a common ancestor.
They claim to be descended from a noble British family.
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That means Black American doesn’t just mean people who descended from slaves.
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Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 6 July 2025
Nielsen descends from a long line of drum dancers, but grew up listening to American blues, jazz and rock music.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
The region’s key appeal is its cultural differentiator, with rich Afro-Costa Rican heritage descended from Jamaican communities and expressed through the local language of patuá, local music and gastronomy.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 July 2025
For the runway show, models descended from a temple built out of scaffolding before dipping into the fountain at Palais de Tokyo.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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Jonquilyn Hill, Vox, 6 July 2025
Nielsen descends from a long line of drum dancers, but grew up listening to American blues, jazz and rock music.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 July 2025
The region’s key appeal is its cultural differentiator, with rich Afro-Costa Rican heritage descended from Jamaican communities and expressed through the local language of patuá, local music and gastronomy.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 2 July 2025
For the runway show, models descended from a temple built out of scaffolding before dipping into the fountain at Palais de Tokyo.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2025
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“Descend from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/descend%20from. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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