Thesaurus results for SCION

scion

noun

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 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 Not cheap, even for the scion of one time world’s richest man Larry Ellison (who has committed some very big bucks to guaranteing the debt heavy WBD deal). — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 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 Besides being the scion of an early giant in the community, Malone served as alderman and on the zoning board for many years. — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scion

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Noun

Some descendant of Van Haltren needs to send those guys a thank-you note for making their great-great-grandpa famous again.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
That’s significant because Ross is a descendant of John Ross (also July), the famed leader of the Cherokee Nation in 1835 who vehemently was against the Ridges’ position to leave their homeland.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Myers said these teacup animals usually come about through reproductive technology and selective breeding, where people repeatedly breed the smallest animals, then use the smallest offspring to reproduce.

— Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Bears #901 and #384 are two of her adult offspring who have been seen in the park.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 3 Sep. 2026