as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
the rancher carefully examined the progeny of the new breed of cattle
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Once inside our cells, the viruses can crank out hundreds to thousands of progeny, thus causing an active infection.
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Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
At the top of the third episode, the Jackal assumes the role of some dead rich person’s brokenhearted progeny, visiting a high-end German funeral home to extract sensitive information from its computer system.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
He was succeeded by Rin-Tin-Tin Jr., the dog's actual progeny who starred in 14 films in the 1930s, mainly Westerns.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
The custom-residential markets of Washington, D.C., Delaware, and Virginia each share in the distinction of being mostly concerned with country- and suburban-specific renovation and restoration, specifically of Colonial and Colonial Revival prototypes and their progeny.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
At the top of the third episode, the Jackal assumes the role of some dead rich person’s brokenhearted progeny, visiting a high-end German funeral home to extract sensitive information from its computer system.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
He was succeeded by Rin-Tin-Tin Jr., the dog's actual progeny who starred in 14 films in the 1930s, mainly Westerns.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Sep. 2024
The custom-residential markets of Washington, D.C., Delaware, and Virginia each share in the distinction of being mostly concerned with country- and suburban-specific renovation and restoration, specifically of Colonial and Colonial Revival prototypes and their progeny.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Progeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progeny. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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