descendants

variants also descendents
Definition of descendantsnext
plural of descendant

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Noun
  • Hanson previously pleaded guilty to threatening the president and successors to the presidency.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Al Olszewski, a former state senator who is running for Zinke's seat, accused both Daines and Zinke of betraying the people of Montana and urged voters to reject their handpicked successors.
    MATTHEW BROWN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • My offspring are way more demanding.
    Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • According to the federal government, 22 right whale offspring have been spotted during the calving season that runs from mid-November through mid-April.
    Neal Riley, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Rosenthal believes stories about kids feeling nervous or afraid to try new things connect with both children and adults.
    Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The organization is working with the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance as well as Soccer Gear for Zambia so children locally and overseas benefit from the donations.
    Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
  • 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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“Descendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendants. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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