as in hereditary
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
hair color is inherited
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Recent Examples of inherited
The last thing an inherited home or property should bring about is unnecessary stress or financial strain.
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Ronny Maye, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025
Coaching again focused on thinking, teaching participants to engage in generative conversations about inherited truths, surfacing blind spots and nurturing innovation.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Ronny Maye, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025
Coaching again focused on thinking, teaching participants to engage in generative conversations about inherited truths, surfacing blind spots and nurturing innovation.
—Thomas Lim, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inherited
Adjective
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The position of ayatollah is not hereditary: Clerics tend to be graybeards who have distinguished themselves through scholarship.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, 82% of them admitted that their dogs were developing health conditions of some kind, which were not genetic or hereditary in nature.—
Anuradha Varanasi,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hess’ daughter, Anessa, has a genetic condition called spherocytosis that resulted in the removal of her spleen, leaving her susceptible to infections.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Each sperm is streamlined for speed, with a tail that propels it forward and a head that carries genetic material.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In other words, there’s a preference for growth companies with more inherent risk.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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But what about the algorithm's inherent biases?—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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These shares are also inheritable, allowing them to be passed on to heirs.—
Daniela Sanjinés,
The Conversation,
22 July 2025
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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
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“Inherited.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inherited. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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