as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
an association for people who have claims for being the posterity of Thomas Jefferson
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The Daily Beast noted that Mahomes subsequently removed her like of Trump’s Aug. 13 post, though it was preserved for posterity in screenshots.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
When the site was eventually sold to IKEA after the dog-racing had also come to an end and Eastville was demolished in 1998, a decision was taken to leave one of the floodlight pylons standing for posterity.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Getting the archive into institutional hands is, of course, the act of someone who is considering posterity.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
The change to the official transcript drew objections from the stenographers who are charged with documenting the president’s remarks for posterity, the Associated Press reported, citing two government officials and an internal email obtained by the news agency.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
When the site was eventually sold to IKEA after the dog-racing had also come to an end and Eastville was demolished in 1998, a decision was taken to leave one of the floodlight pylons standing for posterity.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 12 Aug. 2024
Getting the archive into institutional hands is, of course, the act of someone who is considering posterity.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 Sep. 2024
The change to the official transcript drew objections from the stenographers who are charged with documenting the president’s remarks for posterity, the Associated Press reported, citing two government officials and an internal email obtained by the news agency.
—Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Posterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterity. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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