as in hereditary
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
hair color is inherited
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They were granted by Queen Elizabeth II as hereditary titles.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025 -
People with celiac disease, a hereditary autoimmune disorder, have to eat a gluten-free diet.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These mutations were found to make up 15% of the early genetic alterations that increase colorectal cancer risk.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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For example, one study focused on comparing entrepreneurial tendencies between identical or fraternal twins found that identical twins (who share the same genetic information) were far more likely to share entrepreneurial traits than fraternal twins or non-twins.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There’s credits, grenades, shield and health kids to scavenge, on top of tons of materials whose inherent value isn’t really made clear at first — or ever, really.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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This commitment to continuous growth also played an essential role in Powertec surviving inherent challenges.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Quoting the late American historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Horn said Jewish culture makes a distinction between history and memory, and Jews are more interested in memory: investing a historical event with eternal, inheritable meaning.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Inherited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherited. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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