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Recent Examples of inheritance
God had given Moses the task of liberating his people from slavery, and of leading those people to a new land, which had been promised to them as an inheritance.
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Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Now Quentin and his merry band of murderous gays are dead by her hand, presumably leaving Greg to enjoy an undivided inheritance of $500 million.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
There are several reasons why people want to extend the age of handing over an inheritance to a child, including prolonged adolescence, substance abuse, gambling addictions, and the possibility of undue influence, among others.
—Christine Fletcher, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
In Shiite theology, the authority of imams stems from divine duty, not from inheritance.
—Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
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Matthew Scogin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Now Quentin and his merry band of murderous gays are dead by her hand, presumably leaving Greg to enjoy an undivided inheritance of $500 million.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025
There are several reasons why people want to extend the age of handing over an inheritance to a child, including prolonged adolescence, substance abuse, gambling addictions, and the possibility of undue influence, among others.
—Christine Fletcher, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
In Shiite theology, the authority of imams stems from divine duty, not from inheritance.
—Akbar Ganji, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance
Noun
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Yet, the 63-year-old doesn’t want his past successes to be his legacy.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Henry’s legacy Henry went on to have a distinguished career in Virginia state politics, including serving five one-year terms as governor.—
Cassandra Good,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ask Donors To Update Estate Plans Of the $84 trillion wealth transfer, $12 trillion is estimated to go to causes in the form of bequests.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Lagarde said 99 percent of the project’s funding comes from charitable donations and bequests.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Its combination of art, gifts and apparel all bear elements of his signature design style, an array of colors that reflect Britto’s appreciation of artists Pablo Picasso, Henry Matisse, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and Roy Lichtenstein.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Feedback is a gift (even when someone shouts it at you).—
Forrester,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Inheritance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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