as in descendent
a person born into a family and especially one that is rich, famous, or important
He's the scion of a billionaire family.
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Recent Examples of scion
The scion of Egypt's wealthiest family has an immense fortune that Forbes values at $9.3 billion, which includes co-ownership of Aston Villa Football Club.
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Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Luck is the scion of the football program, a lovable nerd who happened to be the best quarterback in football, aka the perfect Stanford athletics niche: smart and good.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Inside Paramount’s bumpy sale: the president, a scion and a possible sheikh.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Following college, Riccio took a real estate course and pursued a career in the field, eventually becoming a scion in the business with his own company, Riccio Enterprises.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Luck is the scion of the football program, a lovable nerd who happened to be the best quarterback in football, aka the perfect Stanford athletics niche: smart and good.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Inside Paramount’s bumpy sale: the president, a scion and a possible sheikh.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Following college, Riccio took a real estate course and pursued a career in the field, eventually becoming a scion in the business with his own company, Riccio Enterprises.
—Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scion
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Born into two legacies—the Vanderbilts of Gilded Age lore and the Wades of Western Union fame—Emily was the daughter of William Henry Vanderbilt III, former governor of Rhode Island, and a direct descendant of both industrial ingenuity and patrician civic duty.—
Annie Davidson,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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The Afrikaners are descendants of mostly Dutch settlers who first arrived in South Africa in 1652.—
Paul Tilsley,
FOXNews.com,
28 May 2025
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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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“Scion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scion. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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