disinheriting

present participle of disinherit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinheriting
Verb
  • The parents are accused of depriving the child of bathroom access, light, food and water while they were confined.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • This year, owing to a mixup in the congressional budget, one of the government’s most important scholarships was left severely underfunded, depriving thousands of Peru’s neediest high-school graduates of the opportunity to continue their studies at local universities.
    Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Verb
  • The opposition’s narrative that Hollywood is usurping home rule is entirely backward.
    Keith Poliakoff, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2026
  • But even with the UFC’s challenges, no rival promotion has come close to usurping the sport’s power dynamic.
    Mark Puleo, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Verb
  • Diehard Knicks fan and Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet went topless after the game after stripping off his jacket and shirt with his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, looking on.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 11 June 2026
  • The two had met in March through a website used for escort and stripping services, according to a court affidavit, and investigators alleged Dale paid Rylaarsdam more than $11,000 during the course of several weeks to talk to him and perform acts of bondage at his home.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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“Disinheriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinheriting. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.

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