Thesaurus results for SCION

scion

noun

Definition of scion

as in descendant

a person born into a family and especially one that is rich, famous, or important He's the scion of a billionaire family.

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Recent Examples of scion No fewer than two dozen sitting members of Congress have endorsed the young scion’s campaign, including political kingmaker Jim Clyburn in South Carolina and former Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Steven Horsford. — Miami Herald, 12 Aug. 2026 Hollywood scion Nick Reiner has been indicted in the fatal stabbings of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and photographer-producer Michele Reiner. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 But the 27-year-old Dubai real estate scion is eager to talk about his real estate firm AHS Properties’ latest acquisition. — Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Philippe Stern, the 25-year-old scion of the family business—his paternal grandfather, Charles Stern, and his great-uncle, Jean Stern, bought Patek Philippe in 1932—was just a few years older than Edelman. — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for scion

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Noun

The group located what appeared to be some foundational stones of a building where a descendant of the homesteaders said the blacksmith shop once stood.

— Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 Aug. 2026
Eventually, Moses’ great-granddaughter, Nikki, will choose Easy, Pal O Mine’s direct descendant, as her legacy mount.

— Deborah Johnson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of descendant

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Their efforts to hatch and raise offspring at their nest in Big Bear Valley in Southern California became popular with millions of live cam viewers.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Concurrent surrogacy is used to increase the odds of having a child — in some instances, for rich, single men to create as many of their biological offspring as their egos demand.

— Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026