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scion

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Definition of scion

as in descendant

a person born into a family and especially one that is rich, famous, or important He's the scion of a billionaire family.

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Recent Examples of scion That would change quickly, of course, and few were affected quite as extensively and devastatingly as Leon Black, the founder and CEO of Apollo Global Management, the scion of ten generations of Orthodox rabbis. — William D. Cohan, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026 In contrast, 2Pac was a nuclear missile, the scion of Black Panther royalty, who moved with speed and intensity, ostensibly beholden to none of the rules that restrain the rest of the earthbound. — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 But Rossellini and Visconti, the latter a scion of the country’s aristocratic theater and opera traditions, also mined melodrama, historical epics, and more expressionist genres of filmmaking. — Erik Morse, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026 Harry and Meghan relinquished their Frogmore Cottage property in 2023 at the king’s request after the 41-year-old scion published a memoir about life in the royal family. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scion

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Canada would go on to work with NASA on the Canadarm robotic arm used on NASA's space shuttles, as well as the Canadarm2, its bigger descendant used on the International Space Station.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
As is typical for one of these many-decades-later brand extensions, our new protagonist is a literal descendant of the old protagonists.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

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These males with less going for them then pass on their less desirable traits, which could have negative consequences for the offspring.

— Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
The pandas and their offspring belong to China, where they’re expected to eventually return.

— Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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