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as in right
something to which one has a just claim
the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in
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Recent Examples of birthright
Harry has repeatedly voiced his desire to have his children know the family of his birthright and country, to know their heritage.
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Emily Trainham , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Women, especially, weren’t taught that pleasure is your birthright and how to explore it in a curious and safe way.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Well-Read Black Girl expands her legacy by inviting young writers to claim their birthright to storytelling and by giving readers the tools to recognize their reflection in the literary canon.
—Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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Emily Trainham , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Women, especially, weren’t taught that pleasure is your birthright and how to explore it in a curious and safe way.
—Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Well-Read Black Girl expands her legacy by inviting young writers to claim their birthright to storytelling and by giving readers the tools to recognize their reflection in the literary canon.
—Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birthright
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
Noun
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Armed with a gardening tool, a man is accused of killing a woman after demanding his inheritance from her, Missouri authorities say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Taxing the highest inheritances does the same redistributive job as capital taxation but without hindering innovation.—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Tablet Deals The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ gets a lot right (even more so with this discount).—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Employers have both the right and responsibility to protect a respectful, civil culture.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Pike settled her lawsuit in 2024 and gained more privileges, ending her de facto solitary confinement.—
Evan Mealins,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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If the past offers any guide, however, Havana will instead continue to rely on its formidable security apparatus to repress is citizens, while privatizing in ways that do not threaten the power and privileges of the elite.—
Joseph J. Gonzalez,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Not all Republicans agreed, but their bleats of complaint hardly suggested a Congress that had finally found the moment to reassert its institutional prerogatives.—
Susan B. Glasser,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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But the company later filed its own claim in federal court against the city, alleging that local officials were unlawfully interfering with the federal government’s prerogative to control immigration policy.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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