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
More than 200 years on, the house is run by seventh-generation scion Mathieu Roland-Billecart and family members Antoine, Jean, and François.
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Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Brooks and Kale have booked passage for a creatively volatile musical cohort that includes sarangi master Sabir Khan, the scion of a Hindustani musical dynasty from Rajasthan dating back to the early 1800s.
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Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
On May 20, the exec revealed a sale of crown jewel magazine New York as well as its podcast assets (like Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway) and namesake site, Vox, to Fox empire scion James Murdoch’s venture firm, which Bankoff will join and lead.
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Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Roosevelt was himself a scion of the imperial spirit—his grandfather was Theodore Roosevelt, who championed the annexation of the Philippines.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Mike Desimone,
Robb Report,
19 June 2026
Brooks and Kale have booked passage for a creatively volatile musical cohort that includes sarangi master Sabir Khan, the scion of a Hindustani musical dynasty from Rajasthan dating back to the early 1800s.
—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
On May 20, the exec revealed a sale of crown jewel magazine New York as well as its podcast assets (like Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway) and namesake site, Vox, to Fox empire scion James Murdoch’s venture firm, which Bankoff will join and lead.
—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Roosevelt was himself a scion of the imperial spirit—his grandfather was Theodore Roosevelt, who championed the annexation of the Philippines.
—
Ta-Nehisi Coates,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scion
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Not a descendant of an individual who was enslaved in United States, American Freedmen.
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The company estimates that the Predict – or a descendant of it – might enter production within about three years' time.
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Poison dart frogs go the extra (quarter) mile Male poison dart frogs, like many other frogs, are known for transporting their offspring from land to water by carrying the tadpoles on their backs.
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Domestic animals become feral by surviving on their own in the wild and raising their offspring without help from humans.
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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