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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 scions
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.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 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
Brothers Nicola and Andrea Olivieri, now the fifth-generation scions of a baking dynasty that dates back 143 years, are well aware of the perception challenges facing panettone in the US.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Known simply as Le Bal, the exclusive, invite-only debutante ball can only be described as the Met Gala but for teenagers, scions, heiresses and royals, according to Vogue magazine, which had a firsthand inside look at the big night.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Half Million, the coffee chain founded by two scions of the billionaire Al Rajhi banking family, has hired EFG Hermes and SNB Capital to advise on an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 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
Brothers Nicola and Andrea Olivieri, now the fifth-generation scions of a baking dynasty that dates back 143 years, are well aware of the perception challenges facing panettone in the US.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025
Known simply as Le Bal, the exclusive, invite-only debutante ball can only be described as the Met Gala but for teenagers, scions, heiresses and royals, according to Vogue magazine, which had a firsthand inside look at the big night.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Half Million, the coffee chain founded by two scions of the billionaire Al Rajhi banking family, has hired EFG Hermes and SNB Capital to advise on an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter.
—Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scions
Noun
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My offspring are way more demanding.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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According to the federal government, 22 right whale offspring have been spotted during the calving season that runs from mid-November through mid-April.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The building had served for decades as the site of intake operations for single men and families without children, and, in addition to assigning people to shelters around the city, Bellevue itself also offered hundreds of beds.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Even outside of traditional television, the reality TV model has made millionaires of even more toxic matriarchs such as Ruby Framke, who amassed over 2 million YouTube subscribers by pimping out her children for clicks while criminally abusing them in secret.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Scions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scions. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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