progenitor

Example Sentences

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Perhaps each of the two progenitor pairs were born and lived out their lives as stars together.

From Scientific American

"The supernovae SN 2018zd fulfills the expected characteristics and provides strong evidence for the existence of electron-capture supernovae and their progenitor star," Loeb said.

From Salon

This progenitor of modern painting — “the father of us all,” as both Picasso and Matisse supposedly said — also drew.

From New York Times

Jarrett and others who have worked with Rodriguez describe a dedicated worker who, while shaped by a famous progenitor, doesn’t put her family front and center.

From Seattle Times

A fully autonomous probe would be able to communicate with us even if its progenitor civilization is long extinct.

From Scientific American