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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
In late June, the Supreme Court handed the Trump Administration a major victory in its effort to eliminate birthright citizenship, ruling that, while challenges to Trump’s order worked their way through the courts, federal judges could not fully block it from taking effect.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The ruling in Tape v. Hurley affirmed birthright citizenship for children of Chinese immigrants, decades before Plessy v. Ferguson or Brown v. Board of Education would reshape American jurisprudence.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
You’re being reminded that joy is a birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
Disdain for Washington is the birthright of every American, indeed the entire English-speaking world.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
The ruling in Tape v. Hurley affirmed birthright citizenship for children of Chinese immigrants, decades before Plessy v. Ferguson or Brown v. Board of Education would reshape American jurisprudence.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2025
You’re being reminded that joy is a birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
Disdain for Washington is the birthright of every American, indeed the entire English-speaking world.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
Noun
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Jackman keeps that inheritance intact, similarly flipping the romantic tale script by beginning not with flirtation or longing, but with a wedding.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Like Orlando, Miami has no estate, inheritance or income tax.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The job cuts are permanent, and employees will not have bumping rights to other positions.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is both the privilege of the demos in the modern world and its obligation.—
Ron Scherf,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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There were some folks back in 2005 who were able to leave New Orleans, reclaim their lives, come back, and live their lives because of privilege.—
Essence,
Essence,
5 Sep. 2025
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There is no mistaking that the Democrats are on thin ice with their knee-jerk and obligatory nods to local prerogative.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Though irony, an approach Alighieri actually revered, isn’t so much Schnabel’s prerogative.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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