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
Another was revealing the math that would show nature’s multiple fundamental forces to be just different offspring of one unified force.
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Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
When looking just at Gen Z offspring, that figure shot up to $1,515.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
With honeybees, for example, some bees held off on reproducing their own offspring in order to support the hives’ young.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
The researchers found no direct link between divorce probability and reproductive success, or the number of offspring produced, meaning that there are likely other factors at play influencing the divorce rate.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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Tom Siegfried, JSTOR Daily, 19 Dec. 2024
When looking just at Gen Z offspring, that figure shot up to $1,515.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
With honeybees, for example, some bees held off on reproducing their own offspring in order to support the hives’ young.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
The researchers found no direct link between divorce probability and reproductive success, or the number of offspring produced, meaning that there are likely other factors at play influencing the divorce rate.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
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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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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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And virtually on Friday, amid the NFC No. 1 seed’s bye, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson marked the last after defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn declined.Oliver Thomas, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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How the Vikings can win: Darnold and his teammates must forget about their embarrassing 31-9 defeat to Detroit, a loss that gave the Lions the No. 1 seed and a bye and dropped the Vikings to No. 5.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Born in Scotland in 1942, Stoddart is survived by his wife, Norma, as well as his two daughters, Fiona and Allison, and their children.James Manso, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
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Hammer’s comments come after his ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, posted a photo of the actor spending the holiday with his two children.Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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The film takes place entirely within the confines of a handsome, century-old home — the furthest the characters get is the driveway, which the camera observes anxiously through a window like a dog awaiting its family’s return.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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His body was recovered and his family has been notified, the sheriff’s office said in a statement.Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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The key to this phenomenon is that the video participants don’t know they are being captured for posterity.Michael Ashley, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Environmental conservation as spearheaded by Muir was informed by artistic conventions, shaping for posterity what is left of California’s mythical wilderness.Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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