descendants

variants also descendents
plural of descendant

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Noun
  • Some experts say that Kim’s two other children would likely be chosen as successors instead, with public appearances with his young daughter perhaps intended to paint him as a family man.
    Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Nimoy's successors in the role, Zachary Quinto and Ethan Peck, have also negotiated the two sides of Spock's human/Vulcan heritage with style — Peck has even turned him into something of an interstellar lothario.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And the fact that Lucian had so many offspring, Bella told me, can be explained, at least to some extent, by his youthful partners’ intentionality.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The company said on its website that with Amazon Family, Prime members can share benefits with one other adult, up to four teens added before April 7, 2025 and up to four children in their household.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • This pathway also extends to the investor's spouse and children under 21.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pioneer Press has also reached out to the Libertyville school districts as an unverified current town name being floated by claimants.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The winning numbers from Wednesday's draw—9, 12, 22, 41, 61 and Powerball 25—produced several million-dollar winners but no jackpot claimants.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Descendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendants. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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