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
Fendi scion Silvia Venturini Fendi — menswear designer of the house since 1994 — took on womenswear collections for the brand’s centenary year in 2025.
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Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
The political scion said he’s been in recovery for more than 40 years due to his struggles with drug addiction.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Warner’s decision to reopen talks comes after weeks of pressure from Paramount and its controlling shareholder, scion David Ellison and his billionaire father, tech mogul Larry Ellison.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
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Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026
The political scion said he’s been in recovery for more than 40 years due to his struggles with drug addiction.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Warner’s decision to reopen talks comes after weeks of pressure from Paramount and its controlling shareholder, scion David Ellison and his billionaire father, tech mogul Larry Ellison.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Fittingly, the song’s thumping beat is heard twice, real loud, in Rosebush Pruning, Karim Aїnouz’s high-gloss, pitch-dark satire about an American family described by one of its scions as mediocre, vapid egotists, who will never have to work thanks to a large inheritance.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scion
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On view through March 21, the show unfolds across the two floors of Baltimore’s Art Hall gallery—a direct descendant of the Rowhouse Project, a series of eight exhibitions in a townhouse staged by Shawn Mudd between 2014 and 2016.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
27 Feb. 2026
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Taylor is a direct descendant of Rosa.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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Like other large birds, mom and dad work together to ensure their offspring will survive.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Curled at the forelegs is a smaller camel’s carcass, likely its offspring.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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