as in genetic
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
And here’s the other inheritable Rolex watch.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
In Germany, courts ruled that Facebook had to give a deceased person’s family access to their account, saying that digital accounts should be treated as inheritable property, like a bank account or house.
—Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
There is a form of inheritable rickets that can be passed down through families.
Vitamin D deficiency is a common cause of rickets.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for inheritable
Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
In Germany, courts ruled that Facebook had to give a deceased person’s family access to their account, saying that digital accounts should be treated as inheritable property, like a bank account or house.
—Patrick Van Esch, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
There is a form of inheritable rickets that can be passed down through families.
Vitamin D deficiency is a common cause of rickets.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritable
Adjective
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Over the years, investigators pursued multiple leads without success, releasing a composite sketch of the suspect and using genetic genealogy and familial DNA testing in search of a match.—
Stephanie Murray,
AZCentral.com,
9 Aug. 2025
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The genetic testing provider surged around 11% after second-quarter revenue topped the highest Wall Street estimate, according to FactSet.—
Christina Cheddar Berk,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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Tingling or numbness in the hands and feet is seen in hereditary ATTR-CM.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
2 July 2025
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Researchers estimate about 6,000 people in the United States live with hereditary angioedema.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
16 July 2025
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There’s more at stake here than mitigating inherent technological risks.—
Kevin Korte,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Isn’t there some inherent judgment involved in depicting the dropping of the bomb?—
Sean Woods,
Rolling Stone,
5 Aug. 2025
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Haidt is far from the first person to assert that a proper understanding of evolutionary science implies the existence of heritable group differences, including in intelligence, that conform to common stereotypes.—
Erik Baker,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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For now, most therapies target the body's somatic cells, not the germline—but as our tools improve, the possibility of heritable cures edges closer, raising hope and new ethical questions.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Inheritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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