progeny
Example Sentences
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Constitution or whether Roe and its progeny correctly located the doctrinal underpinnings of the right to abortion.
From Washington Post
And like some other royal progeny, she was often uncomfortable wearing the crown.
From New York Times
Made to produce progeny, she now must protect her misfit son from those who fear his growing appetite for not merely books, but for human minds.
From Seattle Times
You were hard-pressed to spy a European side without a progeny of an African country it once occupied.
From Washington Post
Humankind should be focused on a healthy and sustainable future for us, our progeny and other life on this wondrous and finite home we call Earth.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.