heritages

noun

plural of heritage
1
as in traditions
an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing hospitality is a cherished Southern heritage

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2
as in inheritances
something that is or may be inherited this farm is my heritage from my father, as it was for him from his father

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Recent Examples of heritages Texas barbecue is typically defined by salt-and-pepper brisket and pork ribs, but this new crop of halal pitmasters is adding inventive twists, often based on their own family heritages. — Ulaa Kuziez, NPR, 6 Sep. 2026 Raquel’s family blends Mexican and Mid-Atlantic heritages with little challenge. — Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026 Texas barbecue is typically defined by salt-and-pepper brisket and pork ribs, but this new crop of halal pitmasters are adding inventive twists, often based on their own family heritages. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 Her designs incorporated and combined messages (among them war and peace, tribalism and religion) and the band members' cultural heritages. — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 Seeing the rhythms, music and dances of so many heritages come together in one vibrant celebration. — Anna Alejo, CBS News, 14 June 2026 Spain has one of Europe’s most extraordinary centuries-old cultural heritages. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 May 2026 Their teachers see them not as representatives of intersectional identities but as unique individuals, each with his or her own heritages, curiosities, and passions—each child to be cherished and known. — Steven F. Wilson, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026 So, part of what is lost is the physical manifestation of these longer histories and heritages. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heritages
  1. traditions
  2. inheritances
  3. rules
  4. legacies
  5. values
Noun
  • This is his full-time home now, after years of living in Brooklyn and almost two decades and seven albums of chasing American sonic traditions.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The menu’s through line is the way Bonner filters a whole world of Afro-Caribbean traditions through his perspective as a journeyman chef.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of traditions
Noun
  • Ascherson’s writing about those inheritances offers insights into our own Trumpian, post-Brexit world of rising demagoguery and angry nationalism.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Still, younger generations shouldn’t expect a windfall from inheritances.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of inheritances
Noun
  • Three other three-judge panels on the 5th Circuit -- one in this case and two in an earlier one -- and two district courts have already agreed that rules for prescribing mifepristone are too loose.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The revolutionary idea that the ruled rather than the rulers decide the rules emerged only haltingly.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of rules
Noun
  • His establishment of national forests and monuments, along with progressive reforms, created institutional legacies that continue protecting America’s natural heritage more than a century later.
    — Stewart McLaurin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Los Angeles Rams and Green Bay Packers know the agony of flying high with MVP quarterbacks, only to suffer special teams implosions in the biggest games, sabotaging legacies in the process.
    — Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of legacies
Noun
  • The company’s twin values of work and quirk can sit uneasily in the distractible, self-serious fashion world, to the point that fashion at Hermès has historically been regarded as something of an oxymoron.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Throughout it all, Taylor has remained the same person, with the same values.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of values

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“Heritages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heritages. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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