as in gifts
something that is or may be inherited
Her watch is a family heirloom.
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Recent Examples of heirlooms
Inside, generations of history echoed in century-old, patterned tiles and heavy, dark-wood Victorian heirlooms that anchored each room.
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Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Memorabilia Southerners love our momentos and heirlooms—sometimes to the point where our homes are overflowing with them.
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Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Personal artifacts like these, beautiful pieces of exceptional craftsmanship, are those that become heirlooms and part of legacies.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
While hosting Breitling’s celebration of the return of the Chronomat in New York, Butler reflects on family heirlooms, the Knicks’ playoff run, Matthew McConaughey’s wisdom, and finally making it to a bachelor party.
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Wengel Gemu,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Inside are a series of smaller, more intimate rooms frescoed with Pompeian miniatures, and decorated with period furniture and family heirlooms.
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Ruchira Sharma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
If someone was caught, and murdered, scraps of their body were circulated as souvenirs and passed down through generations of white families as heirlooms.
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Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Large heirlooms, such as 'Cherokee Purple' and 'Black Krim', are more prone to catfacing on the first fruits of the season.
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Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
They’re called heirlooms because their seeds predate the grim march of industrial hybridization.
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Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2026
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Memorabilia Southerners love our momentos and heirlooms—sometimes to the point where our homes are overflowing with them.
—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Personal artifacts like these, beautiful pieces of exceptional craftsmanship, are those that become heirlooms and part of legacies.
—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
While hosting Breitling’s celebration of the return of the Chronomat in New York, Butler reflects on family heirlooms, the Knicks’ playoff run, Matthew McConaughey’s wisdom, and finally making it to a bachelor party.
—
Wengel Gemu,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Inside are a series of smaller, more intimate rooms frescoed with Pompeian miniatures, and decorated with period furniture and family heirlooms.
—
Ruchira Sharma,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 June 2026
If someone was caught, and murdered, scraps of their body were circulated as souvenirs and passed down through generations of white families as heirlooms.
—
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
Large heirlooms, such as 'Cherokee Purple' and 'Black Krim', are more prone to catfacing on the first fruits of the season.
—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 May 2026
They’re called heirlooms because their seeds predate the grim march of industrial hybridization.
—
Emily Saladino,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirlooms
gifts
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An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official.
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To surrender to those gifts, as Rowland put it, was to shatter boundaries that had previously kept Black artists segregated to genre and medium.
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“Heirlooms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirlooms. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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