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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Preston Bezos joins Karl Cook and Phoebe Gates on the list of wealthy tech progenies who have made their mark outside of Silicon Valley
These offspring were born into tech royalty!
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Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
The young revolutionaries who fought off the Iraqi invasion in the 1980s, and their progeny who have so far protected Iran from the mayhem that pervades the region, rightly claim recognition for their effort and have been rewarded for it by ascent to positions of power.
—Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
Would people find meaning in a world in which their intellectual progeny were so vastly superior to themselves?
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
Amid this economic anxiety, government jobs remained highly coveted, though reports that entrance exams had been leaked had already galvanized a perception that civil service posts were reserved for progeny of the elite.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 25 July 2024
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Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
The young revolutionaries who fought off the Iraqi invasion in the 1980s, and their progeny who have so far protected Iran from the mayhem that pervades the region, rightly claim recognition for their effort and have been rewarded for it by ascent to positions of power.
—Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, Foreign Affairs, 18 Mar. 2020
Would people find meaning in a world in which their intellectual progeny were so vastly superior to themselves?
—Martin Wolf, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2015
Amid this economic anxiety, government jobs remained highly coveted, though reports that entrance exams had been leaked had already galvanized a perception that civil service posts were reserved for progeny of the elite.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 25 July 2024
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“Progeny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/progeny. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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