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as in weeping
bending downward or forward
the descendant branches of a weeping willow
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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
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Also called the Law of Democratic Memory, the ley de nietos, set to expire October 21, 2025, grants descendants of Spaniards persecuted during the Spanish Civil War and subsequent Francisco Franco dictatorship a path to Spanish citizenship.
—CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
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
Noun
The story of Haiti’s debt has long been dismissed in France, whose wealth was partly built on the backs of enslaved Africans and their descendants who were brought to work the fields of what was then its richest — and harshest — slave colony, known then as Saint Domingue.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
Also called the Law of Democratic Memory, the ley de nietos, set to expire October 21, 2025, grants descendants of Spaniards persecuted during the Spanish Civil War and subsequent Francisco Franco dictatorship a path to Spanish citizenship.
—CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
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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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And the announcement has spurred whispers about a possible successor.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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During this time, Cardinal Kevin Farrell is acting as the cardinal camerlengo, a person appointed by the pope and tasked with certain duties during the transition to a successor, NPR reported.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Tibbles and her feral offspring swiftly exterminated the island’s endemic Lyall’s wren — a flightless, songbird that had evolved without mammalian predators.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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There are simply too many variables to consider, including the genetic influence of does on their male offspring and the role that maturity plays in antler growth.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Intentionally or not, the Dobbs decision and the state-level bans that are its progeny have exerted a chilling effect on birth control.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
3 Dec. 2024
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Smith would be a capable mentor to Coach Prime’s progeny, considering their stylistic similarities.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The scion of a high-caste family, Shah had trained as a biochemist but excelled as a political tactician.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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More recently, as Shari Redstone aims to unload the once mighty media giant to the scion of Oracle boss Larry Ellison, Trump FCC chair Brendan Carr has been repeatedly doing his master’s bidding going after the onetime home of Walter Cronkite.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 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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The beach is better suited to adults and older children due to the challenging access and lack of shade.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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In addition to his wife and children he is survived by a grandchild.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2025
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“Descendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendant. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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