Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disinheriting
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The effect was a stranglehold on Russia’s exports, depriving Putin’s war effort of at least $500 billion, experts say.—
Gavin J. Quinton
March 10,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026 -
Premature pruning will remove flower buds, thereby depriving you of those glorious flowers.—
David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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This would seem to challenge the notion that AI usurping human skills will democratize them—for instance, by broadening who is able to contribute meaningfully to math’s advancement.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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Callie is popular and vivacious, perpetually surrounded by admirers and various hangers-on (Audrey Grace Marshall’s Cara is hellbent on usurping Minnie’s place in Callie’s life, while her himbo-esque boyfriend Brad is given wonderful dimension through Beck Nolan’s sneaky-good performance).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2010, Aid and Incentives to Municipalities was eliminated, stripping $300 million annually from the city’s budget.—
Cordell Cleare,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The extremists have intensified their attacks against Nigerian military bases, killing several senior officers and soldiers and stripping the bases of stocks of weaponry and ammunition.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Disinheriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disinheriting. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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