as in gift
something that is or may be inherited
Her watch is a family heirloom.
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Recent Examples of heirloom
Best Heirloom Mums to Plant Harmony Harvest works with a network of growers across the country in hopes of producing enough heirloom mums to compete in the global flower market.
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Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2025
The French ticking stripe in navy blue gives it an heirloom touch that doesn’t always translate with the modern stripe patterns.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Country music has a long history with guns and gun culture, from songs about handing down family heirloom rifles to harvesting that first buck of the season.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Inside were speckled field peas and heirloom butterbeans, both products of a lifetime of growing and saving seeds within his community.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Mike Irvine, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2025
The French ticking stripe in navy blue gives it an heirloom touch that doesn’t always translate with the modern stripe patterns.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
Country music has a long history with guns and gun culture, from songs about handing down family heirloom rifles to harvesting that first buck of the season.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Inside were speckled field peas and heirloom butterbeans, both products of a lifetime of growing and saving seeds within his community.
—Lila Hempel-Edgers, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirloom
gift
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Safe seats are a gift to politicians and party machines but a curse for citizens.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The final looks were a crescendo of colorful tinsel and bouncing gift ribbon that completely enveloped the models.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Heirloom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirloom. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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