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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
Casey Clark, Parents, 30 July 2024
Her anti-intellectual agenda would take root in the nation’s youngest minds, filtering down through descendant generations.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
It’s made up of 11 communities, in turn mostly composed of the descendants of Irish and English settlers who first arrived in pursuit of cod some 300-plus years ago—and home to a unique and fiercely held-onto way of life.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
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
Her anti-intellectual agenda would take root in the nation’s youngest minds, filtering down through descendant generations.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
Noun
When the Florida Legislature approved financial compensation for Rosewood’s survivors and descendants in 1994, it was seen as a national model for reparations.
—Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
It’s made up of 11 communities, in turn mostly composed of the descendants of Irish and English settlers who first arrived in pursuit of cod some 300-plus years ago—and home to a unique and fiercely held-onto way of life.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024
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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
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Carter is one of the nine portraits hanging in the rotunda-like pre-show space, along with his successor, Ronald Reagan, the two most recent officeholders.Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025
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Zhao’s successor Li will be tasked with trying to expand Honor’s presence overseas amid fierce competition, with a focus on making the brand more recognizable.Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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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
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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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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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At the top of the third episode, the Jackal assumes the role of some dead rich person’s brokenhearted progeny, visiting a high-end German funeral home to extract sensitive information from its computer system.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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Why do the scions of someone who was not so very long ago L.A.’s richest man appear to be insolvent?Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Jan. 2025
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The Simpson-family scion was particularly inescapable: floating over parades in the streets of New York, singing on MTV, endorsing Butterfingers.Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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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
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Palestinian children gather to receive food aid today in Deir al-Balah, Gaza.Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
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In that period, 105 hostages being held by Hamas – primarily women, children and elderly people – were released, while Israel released about 240 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.Lauren Kent, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Descendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendant. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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