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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In 1999, the Labour government of then-Prime Minister Tony Blair evicted most of the more than 750 hereditary peers, though to avoid an aristocrats’ rebellion, 92 were allowed to remain temporarily.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Proceeds support Vision of Children’s mission to cure childhood hereditary blindness and improve quality of life, according to a news release.—
Dawn Giangiulio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In the Kohberger case, investigators acknowledged the FBI used DNA from a a knife sheath found at the crime scene in a genetic investigation.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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For genetic genealogists, even a partial DNA match with a sample from a crime scene can be very helpful.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
19 Feb. 2026
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Genetic screening for conditions like bipolar disorder and kidney disease reveals inherited risks, but no test reliably predicts genetic age.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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While certain eligible beneficiaries (such as surviving spouses, disabled individuals, and minor children) may still take distributions over life expectancy, many beneficiaries must fully distribute inherited accounts within ten years, sometimes while also taking annual RMDs during that period.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The inherent disagreement isn’t about those facts.—
Steve Booren,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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For all the inherent sadness of its subject matter, Mouse is never depressing, thanks to the delicacy of O’Sullivan and Thompson’s filmmaking.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Inheritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritable. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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