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 Others, who know the Jackie and Shadow's progeny lore, check in and offer prayers in the hope that the eaglets are healthy enough to survive any adverse weather conditions that may pop up. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025 When people think of Tiger Woods progeny on the golf course, everyone's minds immediately go to his son, Charlie. Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025 Some images depict mothers as goddesses or warriors, ready to rise in righteous defense of their progeny. Seyward Darby, Vogue, 3 May 2025 Over the past decade, cartel-forward films and TV shows—Narcos, Sicario, Breaking Bad, and their progeny—have permeated both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Antón Barba-Kay, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for progeny
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offspring
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  • Among the 20-somethings at its center are the Bravo-famous offspring of breakout Housewives Kandi Burruss, Kim Zolciak, Meredith Marks, and Teresa Giudice.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 June 2025
  • The study produced another intriguing finding: Ancestral night lizards had very small litter sizes, probably consisting of just one or two offspring.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2025

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“Progeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progeny. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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