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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
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
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
Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
The camps are home to descendants of Palestinians who fled or were forced to flee during wars with Israel decades ago.
—Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
According to data presented at the May 2 meeting, the program has paid more than $4.8 million to 193 recipients across the ancestor and descendant categories.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2024
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
Noun
The medical examiner can only override a family's decision if the descendant's death is considered suspicious or for health and public safety reasons.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
The camps are home to descendants of Palestinians who fled or were forced to flee during wars with Israel decades ago.
—Majdi Mohammed and Tia Goldenberg, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descendant
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
Noun
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Now, the beat ‘em up kings are back with an all-new game that serves as a spiritual successor to Streets of Rage 4 and much more.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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Torres resigned hours before his arrest; his seat has since been filled on an interim basis by businessman Carl Salas, pending an April special election for a permanent successor.—
Robert Salonga,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Svalbard polar bear mothers also stuck by their offspring for an average of 2.5 years.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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Again, autobiography surfaces — Hackman, through his two marriages and three offspring, acquired and avidly refurbished an array of houses, notably in California’s Montecito and New Mexico’s Santa Fe.—
Fred Schruers,
IndieWire,
27 Feb. 2025
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As the progeny of Ernie Isley — a key songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of The Isley Brothers, perhaps the most prolific soul group of all time — Alex Isley knows a thing or two about sensuality and intimacy.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
28 Feb. 2025
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But the structures come across as the progeny of one architect’s ego, while the philosophy behind Brutalism remains unexplained.—
Michael Allen,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Campaign can leverage Cuomo’s many years in office Cuomo, the scion of a New York political dynasty, spent decades in government before his stunning 2021 fall from grace.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Most polls had predicted that center-right president Daniel Noboa, 37, the scion of one of the country’s richest families, would win by a comfortable margin, if not clinch his re-election victory in the first round vote.—
Andres Oppenheimer,
Miami Herald,
12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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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
Noun
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Anyone with information about the case or other instances of online child exploitation is asked to contact the Groton Police Department at 860-441-6712 or submit a tip through NCMEC’s CyberTipline at www.cybertipline.org.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2025
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But her long-term plan is to work as a teacher or behavior consultant with elementary school children.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Descendant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendant. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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