as in descendent
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
Oh, Mary! still won Best Actor and Best Director at the ceremony, but the big award went to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s family drama about the scions of a Reverend Jesse Jackson–like figure.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, a scion of wealthy banana exporters who won the country’s election last month, studied at a series of US universities and received his master’s in public administration in 2020 from Harvard Kennedy School.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
But the momentum stopped in 2015, after setbacks at the Paul family firm reportedly drove its energetic scion into a state of severe depression.
—Ian Volner, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Mal’s eldest, Griselda, an environmental researcher, has escaped, although she’s still enamored by the scion of the Callahans, the valley’s wealthiest white family.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 June 2025
Daniel Noboa, President of Ecuador Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, a scion of wealthy banana exporters who won the country’s election last month, studied at a series of US universities and received his master’s in public administration in 2020 from Harvard Kennedy School.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 May 2025
But the momentum stopped in 2015, after setbacks at the Paul family firm reportedly drove its energetic scion into a state of severe depression.
—Ian Volner, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Mal’s eldest, Griselda, an environmental researcher, has escaped, although she’s still enamored by the scion of the Callahans, the valley’s wealthiest white family.
—Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scion
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Incorporating a mix of Spanish, Afro-Caribbean, and Indigenous influences, typical Guatemalan fare is wide-ranging and represents the many groups that have called the country home throughout its history, from colonizing Spaniards to direct descendants of Afro-Indigenous groups.—
Maliah West,
AFAR Media,
23 July 2025
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Bully dogs are descendants of ancient bulldogs and a variety of British terriers.—
Lisa Bloch,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
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Similar to seahorses, male pipefish give birth to offspring.—
Lauren Liebhaber
July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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That gene is then passed down to offspring at a higher-than-normal rate, gradually reducing the population’s ability to reproduce.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
8 July 2025
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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