as in inheritances
something that is or may be inherited
the old locket was part of the legacy from my great-great-grandmother
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Recent Examples of legacies
This underdog story chronicles their early days and the breakout movies that secured their legacies when each was still in his thirties.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Meldibekov belongs to the first generation of artists working in newly independent Central Asian republics to engage critically with Soviet legacies.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Rapper and metro Atlanta resident Swayvo Twain keeps his parents’ respective, and equally influential, musical legacies close.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Smelting left legacies of environmental contamination in the air, in the ground and in houses across Arizona.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Collaborative relationships are ignored, the impact of women and other minority partners dismissed, all in the interest of tidy legacies, strong sales and lone geniuses.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
My novel about a family of artists reckoning with war, exile, and historical legacies felt galaxies away from diamond-clutching confessionals and slow-motion shots of women stepping out of limousines.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The tournament honors the legacies of Augie Nieto and Rick Caro.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
One of the many legacies of Cassini’s 13 years of detailed measurements, combined with historical data, has been the discovery that Titan’s orbit is expanding much faster than had been expected, Murray continued.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Meldibekov belongs to the first generation of artists working in newly independent Central Asian republics to engage critically with Soviet legacies.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
Rapper and metro Atlanta resident Swayvo Twain keeps his parents’ respective, and equally influential, musical legacies close.
—Deasia Paige, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Smelting left legacies of environmental contamination in the air, in the ground and in houses across Arizona.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Collaborative relationships are ignored, the impact of women and other minority partners dismissed, all in the interest of tidy legacies, strong sales and lone geniuses.
—Lori Waxman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
My novel about a family of artists reckoning with war, exile, and historical legacies felt galaxies away from diamond-clutching confessionals and slow-motion shots of women stepping out of limousines.
—Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026
The tournament honors the legacies of Augie Nieto and Rick Caro.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
One of the many legacies of Cassini’s 13 years of detailed measurements, combined with historical data, has been the discovery that Titan’s orbit is expanding much faster than had been expected, Murray continued.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legacies
inheritances
Noun
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Venus is swanning into your intense 8th house, empowering you to speak about topics that require extra diplomacy, like inheritances or other financial situations that involve multiple people.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Delays or revisions might be necessary with financial matters – taxes, debts, loans and inheritances.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Feb. 2026
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