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as in weeping
bending downward or forward
the descendant branches of a weeping willow
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Recent Examples of descendant
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
Oliver Origin: German, French Meaning: Olive tree, ancestors descendant
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Olivier (French)
Famous Namesakes: Actor Oliver Hudson, athlete Oliver Kahn
Peak Popularity: Oliver jumped to the #3 most popular boy name in 2019 and has remained since.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 30 July 2024
Kalpana Sunder, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Ng, in addition to her archeological work, has been searching for descendants of the original Chinese residents of Rock Springs.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
According to data presented at the May 2 meeting, the program has paid more than $4.8 million to 193 recipients across the ancestor and descendant categories.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
Oliver Origin: German, French Meaning: Olive tree, ancestors descendant
Alternative Spellings & Variations: Olivier (French)
Famous Namesakes: Actor Oliver Hudson, athlete Oliver Kahn
Peak Popularity: Oliver jumped to the #3 most popular boy name in 2019 and has remained since.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 30 July 2024
Noun
Today, many are boarded up, lying forlorn and derelict or caught in legal tangles between former owners’ descendants; others have been demolished to make way for modern developments, with the antiques and timber sold off by owners.
—Kalpana Sunder, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
Ng, in addition to her archeological work, has been searching for descendants of the original Chinese residents of Rock Springs.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descendant
Adjective
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And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.—
David Mamet,
National Review,
11 Aug. 2022
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The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.—
Helen Shaw,
Vulture,
8 Dec. 2021
Noun
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Sanders and company have their successor at quarterback in place.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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López Obrador bequeathed a great many vulnerabilities to his successor.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Driven by instinct, some species have developed effective yet bizarre ways to ensure their offspring have the best chance of survival.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2025
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Johnson allegedly bred dogs that had won fights in order to create offspring with traits suitable for dog fighting.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Unlike his father in 1883 and his progeny in Yellowstone, Spencer doesn’t care about legacy.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Mar. 2025
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As the progeny of Ernie Isley — a key songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of The Isley Brothers, perhaps the most prolific soul group of all time — Alex Isley knows a thing or two about sensuality and intimacy.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile their friend Min (Han), a closeted scion of a wealthy businessman, has a student visa that’s about to expire.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Kennedy — the prominent vaccine skeptic, black-sheep scion of a famous political family, and former presidential candidate — was recently nominated by President Donald Trump to run the Department of Health and Human Services.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The neutral material keeps it from looking like an eye sore and can be expanded for more hanging space as needed.—
Micaela Arnett,
Rolling Stone,
10 Jan. 2024
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This playful hanging figure will give your trick-or-treaters and guests a laugh instead of a fright.—
Wendy Vazquez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Sep. 2023
Noun
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As the film opens, a matter-of-fact, unemotional voice shares statistics about children living with poverty, parental abuse and alcoholism in the United States, as the numbers flash in simple white text on a black screen.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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One officer stayed with the child while others asked LaPlaca questions and conducted a field sobriety test.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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