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 The tech scion initially exuded confidence that Hollywood’s biggest merger in decades was on a fast track to completion by September. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for scion

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Noun

That’s significant because Ross is a descendant of John Ross (also July), the famed leader of the Cherokee Nation in 1835 who vehemently was against the Ridges’ position to leave their homeland.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2026
At the center was Tatunca Nara, who claimed to be its descendant and guide, but later became linked to the disappearance and deaths of several explorers.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of descendant

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

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 23 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