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generations

NOUN
family
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clan folk group house household people tribe
STRONG
ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children class descendants descent dynasty extraction forebears genealogy genre in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system
WEAK
heirs and assigns kith and kin menage ménage
Antonyms
STRONG
parent
NOUN
menage
Synonyms
STRONG
ancestors ancestry birth blood brood children clan class descendants descent dynasty extraction folk forebears genealogy genre group house household in-laws inheritance issue kind kindred line lineage network parentage pedigree people progenitors progeny race relations relationship relatives siblings strain subdivision system tribe
WEAK
heirs and assigns kith and kin ménage
Antonyms
STRONG
parent

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Stormzy, famously a Manchester United fan, says the footballer had "inspired generations on and off the pitch".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Brand surmises that the Dutch collaborator Seyffardt acquired the painting at the 1940 auction and it was then passed down throughout the generations.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The shares are in trusts to help preserve family wealth and company ownership for future generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Patricia Schuba’s family has lived in Franklin County, Missouri, for five generations.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

We stepped through an opening in the bush line and entered the back paths, following the bare earth created by generations of rez feet, doing the cross-lots drift.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith