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
Now, there is hard, physical proof of our years of collaboration—not a third child, as some have joked, but not not some kind of offspring.
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Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
The painting is assumed to depict the Greek myth of a Titan who eats his own offspring, terrified that one of his children will overthrow him.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The baby’s father, 18-year-old Jaya, lives at the Denver Zoo but has not been introduced to his offspring.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
To longtime fans, the prospect of any new material from the late legend is rightful cause to salivate, but as the artist's discerning offspring, Tim wasn't entirely sold at first that there was something worth sharing there.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
The painting is assumed to depict the Greek myth of a Titan who eats his own offspring, terrified that one of his children will overthrow him.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
The baby’s father, 18-year-old Jaya, lives at the Denver Zoo but has not been introduced to his offspring.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
To longtime fans, the prospect of any new material from the late legend is rightful cause to salivate, but as the artist's discerning offspring, Tim wasn't entirely sold at first that there was something worth sharing there.
—Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for offspring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
Noun
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Either way, the passion fruit juice takes the cake.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 May 2026
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Severe Pruning Pruning tomato plants can be helpful in promoting air flow and fruit production, but removing too many leaves at one time can cause the plant to protect its remaining leaves by curling them in response.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
29 May 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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Auerbach recently heard George Thorogood’s debut with the Destroyers for the first time, an ironic biographical note, as his own band is Thorogood’s spiritual and stylistic progeny.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
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Some great players didn’t make it to Paris because of injuries; other top seeds lost in early-round upsets; still others lost in later-round upsets.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
7 June 2026
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Harry's Labs also invested in the seed round of Hims, but has since sold its minority stake.—
Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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Whether a minor or an adult, that child has lost a parent and has a right to mourn and needs the mother to be there.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun.—
Alayna Treene,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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For families The Sagamore excels at entertaining every member of a family.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
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According to a family statement shared with the Associated Press, Bryson died on Tuesday after suffering from a stroke.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
3 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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The album’s name, Arirang, pays tribute to a treasured Korean folk ballad of the same name, which was famously the country’s first song, sung by Korean men, ever recorded (it was preserved for posterity by American ethnologist Alice Fletcher in 1896).—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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