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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There’s a vast generation gap between immigrants and their Americanized offspring; Indian and Pakistani elders harbor prejudices dating back to partition.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Excepting Britt Lower’s Helena, who is coded as a child, the offspring of Jame Eagan, the outies have exhausted their arcs.—
Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 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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“Descendants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descendants. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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