as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the rancher carefully examined the progeny of the new breed of cattle
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Recent Examples of progeny
But now, after the assassination of the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and with the collapse of the Iranian regime looking more likely, the IRGC and its progeny are in an existential moment.
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Colin P. Clarke, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Their new study published today in the journal Nature indicates that a specific molecular group inside the brain may largely determine how dads react to their progeny.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Throughout his rise to power and reign, actually, rumors constantly swirled about Hitler’s romantic partners and possible progeny.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Advocates of our robot future have similarly mundane plans for our mechanical progeny.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Colin P. Clarke, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Their new study published today in the journal Nature indicates that a specific molecular group inside the brain may largely determine how dads react to their progeny.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Throughout his rise to power and reign, actually, rumors constantly swirled about Hitler’s romantic partners and possible progeny.
—Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
Advocates of our robot future have similarly mundane plans for our mechanical progeny.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progeny
offspring
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In addition, there are over a dozen offspring growing throughout our property.—
Irv Erdos,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the wild, these mutants are hopeless, failing to send offspring into the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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