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
After 70 years on Vista Avenue, council members unanimously agreed to grant the animatronic sign protection for posterity at its post between Overland Road and Kootenai Street on the Boise Bench.
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Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Still, there’s a sense of a fertile cultural moment being captured for posterity, however routinely.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Not missing a beat, Austin even made sure that the couple would have footage of the emotional proposal for posterity, asking friends in the audience to take lots of photos and videos throughout the night.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
For myriad reasons, certain protestors may not have wanted to explicitly identify themselves for posterity even years after the fact.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for posterity
Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
Still, there’s a sense of a fertile cultural moment being captured for posterity, however routinely.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Not missing a beat, Austin even made sure that the couple would have footage of the emotional proposal for posterity, asking friends in the audience to take lots of photos and videos throughout the night.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
For myriad reasons, certain protestors may not have wanted to explicitly identify themselves for posterity even years after the fact.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for posterity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for posterity
offspring
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An analysis of the recordings showed that the parents behaved aggressively toward the divers more often when the human interlopers were staring at the offspring or the parent, compared with when the diver was looking in another direction or completely turned away.—
Gennaro Tomma,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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Colossal’s researchers use it to alter the DNA of living animals so offspring express traits associated with their extinct relatives.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Posterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterity. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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