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
Some images depict mothers as goddesses or warriors, ready to rise in righteous defense of their progeny.
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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
Shortly after Stack realizes that the juke joint isn’t making enough money, Remmick shows up with his progeny.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
According to the Journal, Zilis lives at a gated compound in Texas where Musk intended all his progeny and their mothers to reside.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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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
Shortly after Stack realizes that the juke joint isn’t making enough money, Remmick shows up with his progeny.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 2 May 2025
According to the Journal, Zilis lives at a gated compound in Texas where Musk intended all his progeny and their mothers to reside.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for progeny
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
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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 8 Jul. 2025.
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