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heirloom

noun

Definition of heirloom

as in gift

something that is or may be inherited Her watch is a family heirloom.

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Recent Examples of heirloom Tiers of Joy turns clients’ old china into functional, custom serving stands that double as works of art and new family heirlooms. — Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026 Billboard across from Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, Massachusetts, offering a reward for a missing family heirloom ring. — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026 Queen Victoria designated the collection as a royal heirloom, and thus the jewelry cannot be sold or broken up. — Katherine J Igoe, InStyle, 3 Nov. 2026 The designer also has a knack for giving his pristine clothes an heirloom quality, as much as they are rooted in the here and now. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for heirloom

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gift

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The same senators on Wednesday announced a separate investigation into hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gifts reportedly given last year to Kennedy by a donor and former employee.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
The same senators on Wednesday announced a separate investigation into hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gifts reportedly given last year to Kennedy by a donor and former employee.

— Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026

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