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
Rollins said the facility will be completed by the end of 2025, allowing USDA to aerially disperse sterile male flies at the border and northern Mexico to mate with wild female flies, resulting in no offspring.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The males will mate with the wild female flies but not be able to produce offspring, and the population will decline as the flies reach the end of their lifespan.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Maybe more light means birds have more time to forage, resulting in more food to nourish offspring, says Pease.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
According to the team, this behavior may be a way for the adult bats to gradually wean offspring from a milk diet to a carnivorous one.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The males will mate with the wild female flies but not be able to produce offspring, and the population will decline as the flies reach the end of their lifespan.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Maybe more light means birds have more time to forage, resulting in more food to nourish offspring, says Pease.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025
According to the team, this behavior may be a way for the adult bats to gradually wean offspring from a milk diet to a carnivorous one.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
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After more than an hour on the road, the team arrived at a cluster of trailers behind a long dirt path on a grower’s property in South Haven, tight quarters where farmworkers rest after long-hour shifts picking fruit under the Michigan sun.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Freep.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Always cut off diseased fruits, veggies, and even flower blooms before winter and make sure to clean these clippings off the ground, too.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Sep. 2025
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Tems, Tyla, and Amaarae are also, in many ways, of her progeny, too.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
28 Aug. 2025
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Police violence robbed Eleanor’s progeny of experiencing the often special relationship between grandmothers and grandchildren.—
LaShawn Harris
August 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Aug. 2025
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And while the White Sox won't be there for the Yankees to beat up on in October, every win at this point is a building block to a better playoff seed.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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There are also a few seeds that have been introduced into the public realm, which Google hopes to cultivate and create a standard that will benefit it in the long run.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Safe to use around children and pets, the faux flames come with a remote control function, automatic timers, and a 150-hour battery life.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each child will have the chance to meet and take photos with their favorite princesses during a special meet-and-greet.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa offered his condolences to the families, and the mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, said the city was mourning the accident.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Now, amid the federal overhaul, Morgan fears the VA will toss aside her family and other families' cases.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Poetry is impossible because its posterity is sacrificed on the altar of inevitability.—
Ed Simon
August 18,
Literary Hub,
18 Aug. 2025
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Carney is one of the rare Black soldiers who fought for American independence whose story has been preserved for posterity.—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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