as in fruit
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the racehorse's offspring all proved to be very good racers as well the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary surrounded by three generations of offspring
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Recent Examples of offspring
According to the Audubon Zoo, the facility's reptile building is closed to visitors for renovation, but its herpetology department is currently caring for a breeding colony of 21 adult pine snakes, which produce offspring each year that are released into the wild.
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Scientists raise male mosquitoes that cannot produce viable offspring.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Their offspring are born at an extremely early developmental stage and continue maturing in a pouch.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The tactic works by releasing sterile flies into the wild to mate with female screwworms, preventing them from producing viable offspring.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026
Scientists raise male mosquitoes that cannot produce viable offspring.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
Their offspring are born at an extremely early developmental stage and continue maturing in a pouch.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The tactic works by releasing sterile flies into the wild to mate with female screwworms, preventing them from producing viable offspring.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
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The Redland rebrand Established in 2024, the Miami Redland Agritourism District allows agricultural businesses in the area to convert 5% of their parcel to venues for dining, fruit picking, family friendly activities, petting zoos, ATV riding, and other activities.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
19 June 2026
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With a nose of ripe summer peach, raspberry, and jasmine, this wine has a nice balance of fruit and savory flavors, including strawberry, red plum, sage, and thyme.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
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That that fondness would define the very identity of her progeny?—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
19 June 2026
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Watching their metronomic thriller does more to suggest the arrival of a hyper-sexualized answer to the Coen brothers than the progeny of William Gibson or the progenitors of multiplex psychedelia.—
Nick Newman,
IndieWire,
1 June 2026
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But the seeds of a forthcoming technology paradigm shift have already begun to germinate.—
Rob Toews,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2026
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Scoop out the seeds with a spoon.—
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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All proceeds to the sell-out show, which was simulcast on ESPN, benefited the Garden of Dreams Foundation, the MSG non-profit supporting children in need.—
Marlow Stern,
Variety,
20 June 2026
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Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani was away from the team Friday for the birth of his second child with his wife, Mamiko.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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There are family-style rooms with bunk beds, suites with larger seating areas, single-bed rooms with window benches, A-frame lodges with sunken living spaces, and Blue Lagoon skincare and haircare in all of the bathrooms.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 June 2026
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His family and campaign volunteers joined him for an election night party in his hometown of Jackson.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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Correspondent Faith Salie looks into what objects – high tech and low – made the cut to be preserved for posterity; and how the capsule itself was designed to survive 250 years underground.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Even at the outset of her literary career, Ichiyō wondered about posterity.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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