posterity

noun

pä-ˈster-ə-tē How to pronounce posterity (audio)
Definition of posteritynext
as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant an association for people who have claims for being the posterity of Thomas Jefferson

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Recent Examples of posterity All through the parade route, cameras were out as people recorded the fun for posterity. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 Even the journalists in the press box stood to acclaim Yamal’s greatness, taking out their phones to capture the moment for posterity. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 June 2026 Correspondent Faith Salie looks into what objects – high tech and low – made the cut to be preserved for posterity; and how the capsule itself was designed to survive 250 years underground. — David Morgan, CBS News, 11 June 2026 Even at the outset of her literary career, Ichiyō wondered about posterity. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for posterity
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offspring
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  • In front, Palo Alto 30-somethings bob in the waves on their surfboards, cheered on by their WASPy spouses clad in linen tunics, who keep half an eye on their salty-haired offspring hunting for seashells on the beach.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Unusually for insects, the polyphagous shot-hole borer does not require a male to produce offspring.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of offspring

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