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
Bighorn sheep typically have just one offspring annually.
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Bighorn sheep typically have one offspring annually.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Fanciers paid up to $100,000 for Finn's offspring.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Lun Lun and Yang Yang's first five offspring returned to China after spending several years at the zoo.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
Bighorn sheep typically have one offspring annually.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2026
Fanciers paid up to $100,000 for Finn's offspring.
—Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
Lun Lun and Yang Yang's first five offspring returned to China after spending several years at the zoo.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
Noun
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Guava fruit extract and seed oil double down on antioxidant protection, while tranexamic acid further lifts dark spots and lingering redness.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
8 May 2026
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Maggie looked to the left of the platform where the Artist’s assistant sat at a small table, each remaining fruit sweating on a silver supply tray before her.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Having spent more than a decade on the project, Scheidt has given a lot of thought to why such stories matter, not just to the survivors’ and victims’ progeny but to the world at large.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the final battle against Papa Bowser and his progeny, Mario and Peach leap over the giant King Koopa on the lava bridge and send him tumbling into the molten river below.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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This marks the second time in school history that the Mids collected a top-eight seed, joining the 2013 squad that was seeded eighth.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
4 May 2026
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This year, the 3-seed Knicks advanced to round two after beating the Atlanta Hawks four games to two.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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These could simply be great-grandparents put peacefully to rest in old age, a kind of grief far removed from that which children feel over parents who simply cannot care for them, or parents lost to murder or addiction, as some of the letters describe.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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At least 168 people were killed, including 110 children.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that my picture, whether flattering or not, is going to be posted (or shared with our family) is extremely daunting.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Pritzker last fall tasked the Illinois Accountability Commission with fact-finding about the sweeping Chicago-area raids for posterity, the public eye and potential future law enforcement actions, but the panel itself has no direct law enforcement power.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Fantle, who spent a lifetime interviewing Golden Age celebrities to preserve their stories for posterity, died unexpectedly Tuesday at his home in Milwaukee following a cardiovascular emergency.—
Chris Yogerst,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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