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
While Love Story brought the Kennedy family back into the pop-culture zeitgeist, one scion of the political dynasty was already making headlines back in 2024.
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Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
Companies and wealthy scions donate to museums and sponsor exhibitions all the time, sure.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
And of course, the handsome scion, before he’s fully formed.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Hurley, the former Duke basketball star and coaching scion, arrived at Arizona State in 2015 after leading Buffalo to the NCAA Tournament in just his second season there.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 6 Apr. 2026
Companies and wealthy scions donate to museums and sponsor exhibitions all the time, sure.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
And of course, the handsome scion, before he’s fully formed.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 23 Mar. 2026
Hurley, the former Duke basketball star and coaching scion, arrived at Arizona State in 2015 after leading Buffalo to the NCAA Tournament in just his second season there.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scion
Noun
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Israeli opposition figure Yair Lapid, himself a descendent of Hungarian Jews who survived the Holocaust, also congratulated Magyar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Gary Ono, a descendant of Benkyodo’s owner, shared an iron cookie mold with Nakamachi, noting that his grandfather had built the first machine to make fortune cookies in the US.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The 39th Congress confirmed Trumbull’s view of citizenship, even explicitly rejecting the exclusion of the offspring of immigrants, similar to the issue today.—
Ediberto Roman,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Protect her newborn, albeit alien-like, offspring by any means necessary, of course.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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