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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Recent Examples of posterity
Recognizing the significance of the moment, Morgan used his talents to commemorate the scene for posterity.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 May 2025
There was a considerable down payment of pain made to underwrite such posterity.
—James Wolcott, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
But Kasner was determined to find a way to salvage it for posterity.
—Sadiya Ansari Spandita Malik, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
For those that have yet to do that kind of external backup, Twitch is offering two months for users to download their own highlights for posterity and potential reupload elsewhere.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 May 2025
There was a considerable down payment of pain made to underwrite such posterity.
—James Wolcott, Air Mail, 26 Apr. 2025
But Kasner was determined to find a way to salvage it for posterity.
—Sadiya Ansari Spandita Malik, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
For those that have yet to do that kind of external backup, Twitch is offering two months for users to download their own highlights for posterity and potential reupload elsewhere.
—Ars Technica, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for posterity
offspring
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These two species can mate with one another, producing a hybrid, which can produce viable offspring.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
25 May 2025
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On Thursday morning, Hartley, the female of City Hall’s nesting peregrine pair, brought home a rat, and her five-week-old offspring Willow, Octavia, Emma and Chico feasted on the rodent.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 May 2025
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“Posterity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/posterity. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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