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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descendants
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The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025 -
In the century or so since, his successors have painstakingly worked to count, track, identify, label and categorize these cells.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Sep. 2025
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New seasonal ranges provide better temperatures, more resources and opportunities to produce healthy offspring.—
Brandi D. Addison,
The Providence Journal,
29 Sep. 2025
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Plummer died in 2021 at age 91, and his cinematic offspring remembered him warmly.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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Framed black and white photos of her now-adult children as youngsters hang along one wall, serving as a sweet reminder of days past.—
Lennie Omalza,
Louisville Courier Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Because such materials can be difficult to detect once products are frozen, widespread recalls help prevent potentially serious harm to consumers, especially children, who are a common audience for corn dog and pancake stick products.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The main characters—Arthur, Benjamin, Edward, and Anne—were real-life scions of the famous beer empire.—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
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When Intake Data Doesn’t Hold Up Too often, law firms retain thousands of claimants who, on paper, appear to meet the legal criteria.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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While the total settlement was among the largest in tech privacy history, individual payouts are expected to be modest due to the scale of claimants.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Descendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendants. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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