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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Palm Beach resident Christine Pressman, wife of Barneys scion Gene Pressman, says the show feels less like a documentary than a casting call.
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Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Overlooked in all the post-game hoopla and cheese-grating is the team’s management, members of the McCaskey clan, scions of legendary Bears founder George Halas, who died in 1979.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Adam Pritzker, a scion of the ultra-wealthy Pritzker family, also donated $3,700 in early December.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
The real estate scion bought the Lord & Taylor department store chain in 2006 and then sold it in 2019 as a shell of its former itself—after which its new owner shut its brick-and-mortar stores the following year.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Overlooked in all the post-game hoopla and cheese-grating is the team’s management, members of the McCaskey clan, scions of legendary Bears founder George Halas, who died in 1979.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Adam Pritzker, a scion of the ultra-wealthy Pritzker family, also donated $3,700 in early December.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
The real estate scion bought the Lord & Taylor department store chain in 2006 and then sold it in 2019 as a shell of its former itself—after which its new owner shut its brick-and-mortar stores the following year.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scion
Noun
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Machen’s London was a descendant of Blake’s, where angels perched in trees.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Detectives identify him as a descendant of the farm’s original owners.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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Across the hallway from Atlantis Kids Adventures is The Gamers Reef, a classic arcade with everything from Pac-Man to driving games, which may appeal to parents (especially those raised in the ’80s) even more than their offspring.—
Jesse Ashlock,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Jan. 2026
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In pitting his offspring against each other in a battle for the family empire Rupert Murdoch became part of a tale as old as time… A tale well told in Gabe Sherman’s Bonfire of the Murdochs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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