as in descendent
a person born into a family and especially one that is rich, famous, or important
He's the scion of a billionaire family.
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Though really, adjacent seems to better describe Karl, scion of a wealthy Cincinnati family that built its fortune on candy.
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John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
In the early 1980s, David Sconce, scion of the Lamb family, took over the family business and sought to exploit the deceased in numerous ways to expand their earnings.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Now married to Hollywood scion and model Hailey Baldwin and new parents to son Jack Blues Bieber (born August 2024), Bieber and Baldwin both have leaned heavily into their individual entrepreneurial projects.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
The Bank’s second incarnation, run by Nicholas Biddle, scion of a prominent Philadelphia family and Princeton valedictorian, was even more sophisticated and effective than the first.
—Time, 23 May 2025
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John Birdsall
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
In the early 1980s, David Sconce, scion of the Lamb family, took over the family business and sought to exploit the deceased in numerous ways to expand their earnings.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 17 June 2025
Now married to Hollywood scion and model Hailey Baldwin and new parents to son Jack Blues Bieber (born August 2024), Bieber and Baldwin both have leaned heavily into their individual entrepreneurial projects.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
The Bank’s second incarnation, run by Nicholas Biddle, scion of a prominent Philadelphia family and Princeton valedictorian, was even more sophisticated and effective than the first.
—Time, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scion
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Meeting another delegate whose grandparent had been a Kamikaze pilot forced me to rethink my assumptions as a Jewish American about the descendants of Axis power military members.—
David Cavell,
Time,
6 Aug. 2025
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The descendant of the deceased union leader noted that while the FBI has released thousands of pages of related documents related to his father, much of the information is redacted.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Aug. 2025
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What Are the Basics of DNA? DNA is the genetic material passed down from an organism to its offspring.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
30 July 2025
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To put this to the test, the researchers used an environmental cue – exposing the mothers to cold and darkness – to trigger diapause in her offspring, which was maintained for three months.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 July 2025
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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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