as in gift
something that is or may be inherited
Her watch is a family heirloom.
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Recent Examples of heirloom
Pull off the ceramic top, and customers will find Missouri catfish, black olive oil, trout roe, chives and heirloom corn ($19).
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Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Finding hope in the text Families often have centuries-old handwritten Swasthani manuscripts that are now family heirlooms.
—Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Fighting for the Good McNair’s home is stuffed with family heirlooms, with images of Black life captured by her father, a photographer and later a state legislator and county commissioner.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
What's more, this type of gardening gives you the opportunity to grow and eat uncommon heirloom varieties of herbs, fruits, and vegetables that may not be readily available at your local grocery store.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Finding hope in the text Families often have centuries-old handwritten Swasthani manuscripts that are now family heirlooms.
—Jessica Vantine Birkenholtz, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
Fighting for the Good McNair’s home is stuffed with family heirlooms, with images of Black life captured by her father, a photographer and later a state legislator and county commissioner.
—John Archibald, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
What's more, this type of gardening gives you the opportunity to grow and eat uncommon heirloom varieties of herbs, fruits, and vegetables that may not be readily available at your local grocery store.
—Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirloom
gift
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For the third game in a row, Towns — a six-time All-Star specifically for his scoring gifts — was invisible on offense in the first half before imposing his will over the second two quarters as the Knicks attempted to punch themselves back into a game.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Horner, a FedEx contract driver, delivered a Christmas gift of Barbies intended for Athena to her father’s house in the city of Paradise.—
Emerson Clarridge
Updated March 31,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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