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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descendants
Noun
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Boards under pressure for growth routinely make the wrong choice—rationalizing the damage as a problem for their successors.—
Andrew King,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025 -
An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This includes communication between parents and offspring and mature animals of opposite sexes communicating attraction, mate choice, and trail following.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sharks are slow to mature and produce relatively few offspring, so even small reductions in reproductive output can have ripple effects across populations.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During a tour of Windsor Castle, the Trumps laid a wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II during a service at the castle's chapel, then spoke with the children before taking a tour of the chapel.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Authorities say the act was premeditated and carried out in front of a crowd that included children, a factor that could carry serious sentencing implications.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images Eligible claimants who used Facebook during the 15-year period and filed a claim by August 25, 2023 will be notified via email several days before their payment is issued.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy has said the program disadvantages claimants because the Department of Health and Human Services is the defendant, as opposed to vaccine makers.—
Tiger Joyce,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Descendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendants. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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