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
Inside, the wasp provisions its offspring with paralyzed spiders or insects.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
For readers, much of the aesthetic experience of engaging with either artist involves simply attending to this profusion of details, the infinitely diverse offspring of technical excellence and an inexhaustible imagination.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
When these chickens breed, their offspring could produce eggs and sperm carrying dodo traits.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
At first glance, this might seem like a positive sign, because faster-growing sharks can reach maturity sooner, potentially producing offspring earlier in life.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
For readers, much of the aesthetic experience of engaging with either artist involves simply attending to this profusion of details, the infinitely diverse offspring of technical excellence and an inexhaustible imagination.
—Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
When these chickens breed, their offspring could produce eggs and sperm carrying dodo traits.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
At first glance, this might seem like a positive sign, because faster-growing sharks can reach maturity sooner, potentially producing offspring earlier in life.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offspring
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The Obama Presidential Center was conceptualized as a campus, including a museum, library, athletic facility, and fruit and vegetable gardens to act as a community space in commemoration of the 44th president of the United States.—
Christine Valora,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Sep. 2025
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Mornings taste better with a fresh fruit smoothie and sunrise on your deck, and the always smiling and hospitable resort staff keeps the surprises coming—maybe a floating breakfast one day or champagne at dusk the next.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
27 Sep. 2025
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Her books were their progeny, Stein acknowledged, and without Alice’s mothering—and typing, proofreading, cooking, sewing, shopping, bookkeeping, and warding off bores—they might not have been born.—
Judith Thurman,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Johnny Carson rarely had to deal with such stuff, but his progeny have grappled with it with increasing frequency.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
19 Sep. 2025
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Chia Seeds Chia seeds offer a balanced mix of protein, carbohydrates, and fat, which supports a sustained cascade of energy throughout the day.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pests, disease, and weather can all play a part in unsightly stretches of brown grass, and tossing some grass seed over the area may not be the answer.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
29 Sep. 2025
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The families would go to fundraisers and other events together, and all of their children came along, because nobody had babysitters.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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Next, brother and sister duo Itsuki (Joey Iwanaga) and Yuna (Akana Ikeda) are lured on a path that sees Yuna happily married with a child.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Has the cost of housing weighed on your—or your family members'—decision to have children?—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Decades after Sam Cooke sang about a shift on the horizon, his family and supporters are making sure that promise remains alive.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Lassauce succeeded and was rewarded with triumphant cheers from his fellow marine biologists on the boat, who knew full well the rarity of what had just been documented for posterity.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
23 Sep. 2025
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Now, once more for posterity … Micah Parsons.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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