Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for descendants
Noun
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Watches made now cannot be a problem for my successors.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
23 Dec. 2024 -
By staying engaged, mentoring successors, and helping employees embrace change, acquired leaders set the business up for success while preserving their own professional integrity.—
Jennifer J. Fondrevay,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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That’s how typical reef-building corals, like the iconic elkhorn and staghorn species, with their antler-like appearance, produce offspring.—
Benji Jones,
Vox,
4 Feb. 2025
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If the bears produce offspring, their cubs will leave for China by age 4 to participate in a giant panda breeding program aimed at increasing the species’ population.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Gregory was one of seven children in the family.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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As if the children of the Jews who have built so much of and in Chicago were merely an afterthought.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Eligible claimants can file online at the official website.—
Medora Lee,
USA TODAY,
18 Dec. 2024
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In January 2024, the average monthly retirement benefit for Social Security claimants was $1,907.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
16 Dec. 2024
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