as in fruit
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the racehorse's offspring all proved to be very good racers as well the couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary surrounded by three generations of offspring
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Recent Examples of offspring
This helps increase the chances that more eggs will be fertilized, leading to more offspring.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
These problems are compounded by inadequate state support; aging parents who have lost an only child are eligible for a one-time state payment of around $4,600, a fraction of the financial support most parents would expect to receive from their offspring.
—Peidong Sun, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2024
Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male humpbacks showed evidence of having sired offspring.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
An orca who carried her dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025
These problems are compounded by inadequate state support; aging parents who have lost an only child are eligible for a one-time state payment of around $4,600, a fraction of the financial support most parents would expect to receive from their offspring.
—Peidong Sun, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2024
Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male humpbacks showed evidence of having sired offspring.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
An orca who carried her dead calf’s body for weeks has lost another offspring.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
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The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc.—
Veronica Hilbring,
Essence.com,
11 July 2017
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My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their peak bounty, why be skimpy?—
Rick Martinez,
Bon Appetit,
8 July 2017
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Not all significant social movements were progressive: Gordon also sketches the largely nonviolent northern branch of the nativist and racist Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s, as well as its highly violent progeny, the 1930s American fascist movement.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Jan. 2025
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Once inside our cells, the viruses can crank out hundreds to thousands of progeny, thus causing an active infection.—
Mark Kortepeter,
Forbes,
25 Dec. 2024
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The Chiefs, behind a ball-control offense and stout defense, went 15-2 in the regular season to clinch the AFC’s No. 1 seed and a first-round bye.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Every week, the number of teams that could potentially be a No. 1 seed dwindles more.—
Mark Schindler,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Try to speak more of the concern – for your friend’s wife and child – than the shock.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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The San Francisco cliffside home where comedian and actor Robin Williams and his then-wife Marsha Garces Williams raised their three children has sold for $18.1 million.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Jan. 2025
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This development isn’t entirely unexpected, as Randy’s health has been a concern for the Mahomes family for some time.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
25 Jan. 2025
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As this day wears on, relations with others, especially family members, will improve in a lovely way.—
Georgia Nicols,
The Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to their tradition of reserving 10 to 15 percent of the wines from each harvest in the cellar for posterity, Conde de los Andes has a deep collection of whites from as far back as 1930.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
28 Jan. 2025
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Was this originally a document for posterity, your daughter?—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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