Thesaurus results for SCION

scion

noun

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 Given that Murdaugh is the scion of South Carolina’s Lowcountry legal dynasty, the high-profile case drew an excess of attention. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026 Another was Richard Henry Lee, scion of one of Virginia’s oldest and most prominent families. —

Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 As Mamdani works out his approach to criminal justice, his appointment of Richards suggests a desire for a political counterweight to Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, a tough-on-crime scion of the establishment. —

Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026 In 2014, the private equity scion Leon Black made two personal donations, totally $950,000, to the think tank—donations Epstein was corresponding and asking about, emails show. —

Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 9 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for scion

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Warren has some experience with covering over the past as happened when her phony claim of being a blue-eyed Native American Cherokee descendent blew up.

— Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
In the series, an ex-treasure-hunter and descendent of a famous pirate uncovers a lost diary that could lead to the mysterious and powerful Emperor’s Stone.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 May 2026