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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Executioning was a hereditary métier, monopolized in Paris by the Sanson clan for nearly two centuries.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lynch syndrome is the most common cause of hereditary colorectal cancer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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James Hauser, who has a rare genetic condition called 1p36 deletion syndrome, faces daily challenges with physical and developmental delays.—
Lauren Crawford,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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When Omicron swept the globe in late 2021, genetic testing picked up five primary branches of its family tree.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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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
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At that point manager Alex Cora lifted the rookie and all three inherited runners came around to score when minor leaguer Patrick Halligan allowed a grand slam to Blue Jays third baseman Addison Barger.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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Greenberg pointed to an inherent conflict of interest when universities investigate their own employees.—
Julia Haney,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Texas may have plenty of other inherent economic advantages, including a central location and long international border, but its high concentration of major metropolitan areas is also a major factor behind the state’s long-term success, a new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas argues.—
Trevor Bach,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Inheritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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