as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
an association for people who have claims for being the posterity of Thomas Jefferson
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Recent Examples of posterity
But his archive serves more than posterity.
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Lassauce succeeded and was rewarded with triumphant cheers from his fellow marine biologists on the boat, who knew full well the rarity of what had just been documented for posterity.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Now, once more for posterity … Micah Parsons.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The ninth inning is saved for posterity with a recording of the Dodgers' radio broadcast with the team's legendary broadcaster Vin Scully.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
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Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Lassauce succeeded and was rewarded with triumphant cheers from his fellow marine biologists on the boat, who knew full well the rarity of what had just been documented for posterity.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Now, once more for posterity … Micah Parsons.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
The ninth inning is saved for posterity with a recording of the Dodgers' radio broadcast with the team's legendary broadcaster Vin Scully.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posterity
offspring
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Across the hallway from Atlantis Kids Adventures is The Gamers Reef, a classic arcade with everything from Pac-Man to driving games, which may appeal to parents (especially those raised in the ’80s) even more than their offspring.—
Jesse Ashlock,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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In pitting his offspring against each other in a battle for the family empire Rupert Murdoch became part of a tale as old as time… A tale well told in Gabe Sherman’s Bonfire of the Murdochs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Posterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterity. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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