Thesaurus results for SCIONS

scions

noun

plural of scion

as in descendants

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 scions Overlooked in all the post-game hoopla and cheese-grating is the team’s management, members of the McCaskey clan, scions of legendary Bears founder George Halas, who died in 1979. —

Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026 Brothers Nicola and Andrea Olivieri, now the fifth-generation scions of a baking dynasty that dates back 143 years, are well aware of the perception challenges facing panettone in the US. —

Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 15 Dec. 2025 Known simply as Le Bal, the exclusive, invite-only debutante ball can only be described as the Met Gala but for teenagers, scions, heiresses and royals, according to Vogue magazine, which had a firsthand inside look at the big night. —

Pamela Avila, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 Half Million, the coffee chain founded by two scions of the billionaire Al Rajhi banking family, has hired EFG Hermes and SNB Capital to advise on an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. —

Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025

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Across the hallway from Atlantis Kids Adventures is The Gamers Reef, a classic arcade with everything from Pac-Man to driving games, which may appeal to parents (especially those raised in the ’80s) even more than their offspring.

— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Jan. 2026
In pitting his offspring against each other in a battle for the family empire Rupert Murdoch became part of a tale as old as time… A tale well told in Gabe Sherman’s Bonfire of the Murdochs.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026