descendants

noun

variants also descendents
plural of descendant
as in successors

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  1. successors
  2. offspring
  3. children
  4. scions
Noun
  • The modern successors both measure 40 mm and feature a rotating bezel plus an outer city ring showing 24 destinations.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Departing White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt‘s 20 months behind the podium could have a lasting impact on how her successors, Republican and Democrat, operate.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of successors
Noun
  • Their efforts to hatch and raise offspring at their nest in Southern California became popular with live cam viewers.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Concurrent surrogacy is used to increase the odds of having a child — in some instances, for rich, single men to create as many of their biological offspring as their egos demand.
    — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of offspring
Noun
  • But in late July, the Wittes told families Nova Roots was closing, leaving them scrambling to enroll their children elsewhere.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Clancy, who was accused of murdering her three children in January 2023, has been in the national spotlight the last few weeks as her trial was live-streamed.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of children
Noun
  • In advance of the World Cup, NetJets signed Lionel Messi as an ambassador, including a private youth clinic for the scions of its fractional-share owners.
    — Doug Gollan, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The political scions — and many of their family members — were divided by the 2024 presidential election.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 June 2026
Definition of scions
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