Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descendants
Noun
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Chapek, one of D’Amaro’s successors, boasted a similar, parks-heavy resume and struggled to make nice with the entertainment industry poobahs.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026 -
But outgoing CEOs coach their successors all the time without requiring a new title.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
3 Feb. 2026
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Under Paris starred Bérénice Bejo as a marine researcher who must overcome her traumatic past in order to save Paris from a mutant shark (and her offspring) that can live in fresh water and is now terrorizing the city.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Feb. 2026
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But several confirmed to The News the offspring of their birds were headed to Mexico and the Philippines for fighting.—
Tracey McManus,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Chawla was five when he was initiated into the group, and now instils the the same values in his children.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The team pointed out that this need is particularly acute for children.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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Overlooked in all the post-game hoopla and cheese-grating is the team’s management, members of the McCaskey clan, scions of legendary Bears founder George Halas, who died in 1979.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Brothers Nicola and Andrea Olivieri, now the fifth-generation scions of a baking dynasty that dates back 143 years, are well aware of the perception challenges facing panettone in the US.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Descendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendants. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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