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as in right
something to which one has a just claim
the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in
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Recent Examples of birthright
Here was the ambitious son of a business legend who seemed to see moguldom as his birthright.
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Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Tech employees generally see corporate swag as their birthright.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
For decades, guns have been a birthright among conservatives.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
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Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
—Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Tech employees generally see corporate swag as their birthright.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
For decades, guns have been a birthright among conservatives.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for birthright
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
Noun
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But this wealth transfer can increase inequality, as those who receive substantial inheritance will be better positioned than those who do not.—
John Rennie Short,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Take FlyBase — an online database of the Drosophila melanogaster (otherwise known as the fruit fly) genome, which for more than 30 years has been an essential resource for researchers studying everything from cancer genes to neurodegeneration to the fundamental mechanisms of inheritance.—
Megan Molteni,
STAT,
27 Mar. 2026
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The farmworkers' rights movement has always been powered by courage, by people willing to endure, to speak out, to demand dignity in the face of injustice.—
Luzdelia Caballero,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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That ruling led Williams to testify in his own defense, waiving his Fifth Amendment right and opening the door to introduce Franois’s statements in court.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Moving between these spheres is a privilege and keeps me committed to nonspecialized audiences and to the ongoing effort to broaden access to the visual arts.—
Raphael Fonseca,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Screening privileges, some members argue, are about safety.—
Lauren Morganbesser,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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