as in hereditary
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
eye color is an inheritable trait
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Recent Examples of inheritable
These shares are also inheritable, allowing them to be passed on to heirs.
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Daniela Sanjinés, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
Quoting the late American historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Horn said Jewish culture makes a distinction between history and memory, and Jews are more interested in memory: investing a historical event with eternal, inheritable meaning.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
And here’s the other inheritable Rolex watch.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Daniela Sanjinés, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
Quoting the late American historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Horn said Jewish culture makes a distinction between history and memory, and Jews are more interested in memory: investing a historical event with eternal, inheritable meaning.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
And here’s the other inheritable Rolex watch.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritable
Adjective
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The best parts of Barry feel hereditary.—
Joel Lorenzi,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Pulmonary embolism and hereditary coagulopathy — an arterial blockage in the lungs and issues with blood clotting either too much or too little — contributed to his death, People said.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are women who cannot carry pregnancies for a variety of reasons — genetic conditions, cancer and loss of uterus, for example.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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With most tropical reefs expected to face conditions like the Gulf’s by 2100—and already faltering under increasingly frequent marine heat waves—that makes the Gulf’s coral a source of valuable genetic information about resilience that could have implications for the rest of the world’s reefs.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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And yet researchers examining muscle tissue from children with Duchenne have detected healthy cells capable of making normal dystrophin, evidence of a somatic mutation autocorrecting the inherited one.—
Jerome Groopman,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Parliament voted to remove hereditary aristocrats from the House of Lords, ending a 700-year British political tradition of inherited seats.—
Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Videos posted on social media, showing missiles flying over the Persian Gulf, illustrated the inherent risk of working alongside the Navy during the Iran war.—
Steve Kastenbaum,
NPR,
9 May 2026
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Designed with inherent moisture-wicking properties, the quilt offers optimal breathability.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 May 2026
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“Inheritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritable. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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