as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
the old locket was part of the legacy from my great-great-grandmother
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Recent Examples of legacy
Formerly known as Film Bazaar, the event continues NFDC’s legacy of nurturing independent voices and fostering global partnerships for South Asian cinema.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
D’Angelo’s legacy Brown Sugar was released 30 years ago.
—Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Instead, the 85-year-old leaves on her own terms, her faculties intact, a generation of Democrats saluting her legacy.
—Molly Ball, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
For much of the past decade, sportsbooks and legacy sports media companies have chased a dream of the perfect merger—one that leans on the latter’s platform and name to build a dominant gambling brand.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
D’Angelo’s legacy Brown Sugar was released 30 years ago.
—Karen Taylor Bass, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025
Instead, the 85-year-old leaves on her own terms, her faculties intact, a generation of Democrats saluting her legacy.
—Molly Ball, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
For much of the past decade, sportsbooks and legacy sports media companies have chased a dream of the perfect merger—one that leans on the latter’s platform and name to build a dominant gambling brand.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legacy
inheritance
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Hans is engaged to a fellow performer, but Cleopatra has her eyes on Hans’s sizable inheritance.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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While the case was later dropped, the former King lost his public stipend from the State's General Budget as punishment from the crown, and King Felipe agreed to give up all inheritance from his father.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Legacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legacy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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