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Recent Examples of inheritance
Myers paid the $65,000 down payment with a combination of her savings and an inheritance.
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Gili Malinsky,tasia Jensen, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
These could be a tax refund, work bonuses, cash gifts, an inheritance and insurance settlements.
—Gabriel Rodríguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The pair then flew to Switzerland to prepare documents for Hornigold’s inheritance with a banker and a lawyer.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
For American conservatives, preserving what is good in our inheritance means the repristination of the Founders’ ideals.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
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Gili Malinsky,tasia Jensen, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
These could be a tax refund, work bonuses, cash gifts, an inheritance and insurance settlements.
—Gabriel Rodríguez, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
The pair then flew to Switzerland to prepare documents for Hornigold’s inheritance with a banker and a lawyer.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 27 Mar. 2025
For American conservatives, preserving what is good in our inheritance means the repristination of the Founders’ ideals.
—Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance
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And now a decade’s worth of conservative reform in the state — the Tea Party’s greatest substantive legacy, no less — threatens to be judicially undone.—
The Editors,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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Why, all the legacy and young players of the bestselling video game of all time with 300 million copies sold and nearly 140M monthly active players.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Supported by a $9 million bequest from pathbreaking Los Angeles gallerist Margo Leavin, the grants, of $10,000 each, are awarded in recognition of the role creative research plays in artistic practice.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
27 Mar. 2025
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The young adults may receive a firearm as a gift or bequest, Lorenz noted, and through other exceptions carved out in the law.—
Christian Martinez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Be Forward-Looking If feedback is such a gift, why do most of us hate receiving it as well as giving it?—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The wines aren’t really exported, either, so a bottle carried carefully back to the USA makes a welcome gift.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Inheritance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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