Tuesday word: Scion
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Scion (noun)
sci·on [sahy-uhn]
noun
1. a descendant.
2. Also, cion. a shoot or twig, especially one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting.
WORDS RELATED TO SCION
heir, branch, brood, child, graft, heiress, issue, junior, offspring, progeny, seed, shoot, slip, sprout, successor, twig, begotten, chip off old block
See synonyms for: scion / scions on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR SCION
1. child, issue, offshoot, progeny.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: “shoot, twig” < Old French cion, from Frankish ki- (unattested); (compare Old English cinan, Old Saxon kinan, Old High German chinan “to sprout,” Old English cith, Old Saxon kith “sprout”) + Old French -on noun suffix
HOW TO USE SCION IN A SENTENCE
Meijer, the scion of the eponymous Midwestern grocery chain family, is hoping his sizable financial advantage can save him.
WILL 3 PRO-IMPEACHMENT HOUSE REPUBLICANS SURVIVE TUESDAY’S PRIMARIES?|GEOFFREY SKELLEY (GEOFFREY.SKELLEY@ABC.COM)|AUGUST 2, 2022|FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Washington also slapped penalties on the scion of the Kyaw Thaung family, who the New York Times reported has strong ties to the Myanmar military and helped it procure equipment.
SANCTIONS WON'T HURT MYANMAR'S BRUTAL LEADERS, ACTIVISTS SAY. HERE'S WHAT COULD|CHAD DE GUZMAN|FEBRUARY 1, 2022|TIME
The cycle plays out all over again but with a new, young scion.
WHERE SUCCESSION CAN GO FROM HERE AFTER THE SEASON 3 FINALE|ANDREW R. CHOW|DECEMBER 13, 2021|TIME
The scion of a wealthy Florida family, Greenberg, now 36, had swept into the Seminole County tax collector’s office in 2016 with a partially self-funded campaign, defeating longtime incumbent and fellow Republican Ray Valdes on the promise of reform.
HOW THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CAME TO INVESTIGATE REP. MATT GAETZ|MATT ZAPOTOSKY, MICHAEL SCHERER|APRIL 15, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
Scion (noun)
sci·on [sahy-uhn]
noun
1. a descendant.
2. Also, cion. a shoot or twig, especially one cut for grafting or planting; a cutting.
WORDS RELATED TO SCION
heir, branch, brood, child, graft, heiress, issue, junior, offspring, progeny, seed, shoot, slip, sprout, successor, twig, begotten, chip off old block
See synonyms for: scion / scions on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR SCION
1. child, issue, offshoot, progeny.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English: “shoot, twig” < Old French cion, from Frankish ki- (unattested); (compare Old English cinan, Old Saxon kinan, Old High German chinan “to sprout,” Old English cith, Old Saxon kith “sprout”) + Old French -on noun suffix
HOW TO USE SCION IN A SENTENCE
Meijer, the scion of the eponymous Midwestern grocery chain family, is hoping his sizable financial advantage can save him.
WILL 3 PRO-IMPEACHMENT HOUSE REPUBLICANS SURVIVE TUESDAY’S PRIMARIES?|GEOFFREY SKELLEY (GEOFFREY.SKELLEY@ABC.COM)|AUGUST 2, 2022|FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Washington also slapped penalties on the scion of the Kyaw Thaung family, who the New York Times reported has strong ties to the Myanmar military and helped it procure equipment.
SANCTIONS WON'T HURT MYANMAR'S BRUTAL LEADERS, ACTIVISTS SAY. HERE'S WHAT COULD|CHAD DE GUZMAN|FEBRUARY 1, 2022|TIME
The cycle plays out all over again but with a new, young scion.
WHERE SUCCESSION CAN GO FROM HERE AFTER THE SEASON 3 FINALE|ANDREW R. CHOW|DECEMBER 13, 2021|TIME
The scion of a wealthy Florida family, Greenberg, now 36, had swept into the Seminole County tax collector’s office in 2016 with a partially self-funded campaign, defeating longtime incumbent and fellow Republican Ray Valdes on the promise of reform.
HOW THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT CAME TO INVESTIGATE REP. MATT GAETZ|MATT ZAPOTOSKY, MICHAEL SCHERER|APRIL 15, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
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Date: 2022-11-30 02:50 pm (UTC)