Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descendants
Noun
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Ilunga’s successors tried to reclaim the incident as a moment of humour, too.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026 -
More recent studies, carried out amid a larger crisis to replicate research results in the behavioral sciences, have cast doubt on the findings of Mischel and his successors.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Poison dart frogs go the extra (quarter) mile Male poison dart frogs, like many other frogs, are known for transporting their offspring from land to water by carrying the tadpoles on their backs.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
21 June 2026
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Domestic animals become feral by surviving on their own in the wild and raising their offspring without help from humans.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
Noun
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My office will continue to vigorously prosecute defendants who pose serious threats to our community’s safety, especially our children.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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Families with young children could ride all the rides, see the shows and meet multiple characters in a day, if lines aren’t too long, but the park isn’t meant to be treated like a checklist.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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In late November in Jamnagar, India, the scions of two of the most powerful families in the world stood face-to-face.—
Joshua Kaplan,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
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But what actually does losing it all mean to a descendant of scions?—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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“Descendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendants. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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