progenitors
Example Sentences
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Those animals were the progenitors of the vast Native American pony herds of later centuries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
As pop evolves, so have the progenitors of its modern sound.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2026
Its progenitors - who now can generate videos of literally anything in just a few minutes - have the potential to disrupt the lucrative influencer economy.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025
The movie is peppered with homages to Korean artists throughout history who are seen today as the progenitors of contemporary K-pop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025
Many of these late-stage fruit trees posed a further problem in that their wild progenitors were the opposite of self-pollinating.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
