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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
He is constantly caught between his desire to fulfill his birthright and to apologize for it.
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Here was the ambitious son of a business legend who seemed to see moguldom as his birthright.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Texans increasingly saw barbecue as a birthright — and brisket as its defining symbol.
—J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2026
Here was the ambitious son of a business legend who seemed to see moguldom as his birthright.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Texans increasingly saw barbecue as a birthright — and brisket as its defining symbol.
—J.c. Reid, Houston Chronicle, 28 Feb. 2026
By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
Noun
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Melrose, Massachusetts attorney Henry Rappa is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from a couple who hired him to handle a major family inheritance.—
Mike Sullivan,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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On a timeless Mediterranean island, 12-year-old Mila’s peaceful and simple existence in her family home is disrupted when her father is killed due to an act of cruelty over inheritance money involving her aunt Khulan (Molina).—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Those riots kickstarted the LGBTQ+ rights movement in America, and beyond.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Privacy law may apply to, say, a stranger who broadcasts a toddler’s febrile seizure to a potential audience of millions, but the same child generally cannot claim a legal right to privacy from his mother or father.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2026
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Solway advised others to make sure more than one person has power-of-attorney privileges.—
Carol Thompson,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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As the façade of privilege begins to crack, the film charts an unsettling psychological terrain.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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