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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
Well-Read Black Girl expands her legacy by inviting young writers to claim their birthright to storytelling and by giving readers the tools to recognize their reflection in the literary canon.
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Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Topics to be addressed include birthright citizenship, mental wellness, culture and identity and community building, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The base probably loves it, just like the base loved trying to, on day one, get rid of birthright citizenship.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
You’re being reminded that joy is a birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birthright
Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
Topics to be addressed include birthright citizenship, mental wellness, culture and identity and community building, the release said.
—Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
The base probably loves it, just like the base loved trying to, on day one, get rid of birthright citizenship.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025
You’re being reminded that joy is a birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birthright
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
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Writing through the perspective of young people offers an opportunity to look at the idiosyncrasies and hypocrisies of religious inheritance with a light touch.—
Anna Bruno
September 19,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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Lack of communication and trust within the family is the leading cause (60%) of wealth transfer failure and 25% is due to heirs’ inadequate preparation, knowledge and skills to manage an inheritance, the Williams study said.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Iran has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, Iranian state media reported, after the rights group Amnesty International said the man, Babak Shahbazi, had been sentenced to death in an unfair trial marred by allegations of torture.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The attorney general faced immense backlash from the left and the right over her comments, prompting her to clarify the remarks, which were widely interpreted as calling for unlawful prosecutions, on Tuesday morning.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Prized privilege The short of it is that government has no business trying to regulate speech about itself — and that includes lawsuits by public officials who dislike what the news media says about them.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
19 Sep. 2025
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Asking to be paid for the privilege of representing your country is just antithetical to the honor of it.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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The sexy prerogative of Good Culture extends beyond social media into its physical marketing efforts.—
Emma Sandler,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Taylor fills the bootstraps of Perfidia Beverly Hills, a formidable leader armed with a rifle fighting for the cause, her main prerogative is to overtake the institutions that imprison and attack vulnerable groups.—
Essence,
Essence,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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