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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
Despite their tendency to reduce social interactions with others when sick, in vampire bats, sick mothers will continue to groom their offspring and vice versa, probably because mother-daughter relationships are extra important.
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Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
His painstaking efforts—which involved toting camera gear and traipsing through forests in snowshoes—were rewarded with this photograph of a resting lynx with its adult offspring standing behind it, sheltering from the wind.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Yet he is constantly haunted by his impossible-to-please father, academic F. D. Reeve, which turns Christopher into the kind of dad who is always competing – whether in skiing, hockey, soccer or horse riding – with his offspring.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Zoo Atlanta's Giant Pandas Yang Yang and Lun Lun and their offspring, including twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun, have been a major draw for the Grant Park attraction for the past 25 years.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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Sebastian Stockmaier, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2024
His painstaking efforts—which involved toting camera gear and traipsing through forests in snowshoes—were rewarded with this photograph of a resting lynx with its adult offspring standing behind it, sheltering from the wind.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Yet he is constantly haunted by his impossible-to-please father, academic F. D. Reeve, which turns Christopher into the kind of dad who is always competing – whether in skiing, hockey, soccer or horse riding – with his offspring.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
Zoo Atlanta's Giant Pandas Yang Yang and Lun Lun and their offspring, including twins Ya Lun and Xi Lun, have been a major draw for the Grant Park attraction for the past 25 years.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 4 Oct. 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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This specimen offered is an F2 progeny of this original cross.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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Camouflage patterns and rasta colors adorn noticeably giddy attendees of all ages as the iconic musician’s progeny share his music and its timeless message.Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
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The seeds of Ver’s legal peril lay in his success as an early crypto investor — long before the latest Bitcoin rally fueled by Donald Trump’s US presidential win.Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The seeds are especially good for you, said Healthline.Tess Foley-Cox, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Many families — 41 students total — living in Castro’s boundary send their children to other schools in the district.Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 9 Nov. 2024
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Loading your audio article SAN JOSE — Dozens of parents and their children gathered Thursday evening to protest potential closures in Berryessa Union School District and ask officials to consider alternative solutions for budget constraints.Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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These words, if left unchallenged, can become actions that lead to torn families and broken communities.Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Both have law degrees from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law and seasoned careers in family law.Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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Getting the archive into institutional hands is, of course, the act of someone who is considering posterity.Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
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The change to the official transcript drew objections from the stenographers who are charged with documenting the president’s remarks for posterity, the Associated Press reported, citing two government officials and an internal email obtained by the news agency.Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Offspring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offspring. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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