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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
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.
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Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Topics to be addressed include birthright citizenship, mental wellness, culture and identity and community building, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The base probably loves it, just like the base loved trying to, on day one, get rid of birthright citizenship.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
You’re being reminded that joy is a birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
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Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Topics to be addressed include birthright citizenship, mental wellness, culture and identity and community building, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The base probably loves it, just like the base loved trying to, on day one, get rid of birthright citizenship.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
You’re being reminded that joy is a birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birthright
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
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In the period 1856–1863, the biologist and botanist Gregor Mendel discovered the laws of biological inheritance.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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There’s hope that her uncle, Cora’s brother Harold (Paul Giamatti), who’s due to visit from America, will bring some good news on that front, in the form of an inheritance from his and Cora’s mother, who has recently died.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Iran has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, Iranian state media reported, after the rights group Amnesty International said the man, Babak Shahbazi, had been sentenced to death in an unfair trial marred by allegations of torture.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The attorney general faced immense backlash from the left and the right over her comments, prompting her to clarify the remarks, which were widely interpreted as calling for unlawful prosecutions, on Tuesday morning.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Being able to travel is a great privilege, and that certainly isn't lost on Noack.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The actress is also quick to acknowledge her privilege as a mother with agency in her professional life.—
Avalon Hester,
PEOPLE,
12 Sep. 2025
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Policing, a government responsibility nowhere delegated to the federal government, is clearly a state and local prerogative.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
8 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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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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