as in genetic
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
eye color is an inheritable trait
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Recent Examples of inheritable
Quoting the late American historian Yosef Hayim Yerushalmi, Horn said Jewish culture makes a distinction between history and memory, and Jews are more interested in memory: investing a historical event with eternal, inheritable meaning.
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
And here’s the other inheritable Rolex watch.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
There is a form of inheritable rickets that can be passed down through families.
Vitamin D deficiency is a common cause of rickets.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2025
Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.
—Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 6 Feb. 2025
And here’s the other inheritable Rolex watch.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
There is a form of inheritable rickets that can be passed down through families.
Vitamin D deficiency is a common cause of rickets.
—Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
See All Example Sentences for inheritable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritable
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From hospital labs to telehealth platforms, algorithms are analyzing scans, predicting heart attacks, and tailoring treatments based on genetic data.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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This budding technique involves comparing DNA samples to those accessible on public genetic databases which law enforcement is permitted to access.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The last thing an inherited home or property should bring about is unnecessary stress or financial strain.—
Ronny Maye,
Essence,
1 Sep. 2025
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Coaching again focused on thinking, teaching participants to engage in generative conversations about inherited truths, surfacing blind spots and nurturing innovation.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Even family histories of cancer-prone women and identical twins only hinted at their hereditary links, which wouldn’t be fully understood until modern genetics came into play.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Individuals with hereditary cancer syndromes or inflammatory bowel disease were excluded to keep the focus on the potential impact of endurance exercise alone.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Foster self-acceptance by regularly affirming your son’s inherent value, and the value of other young men, irrespective of any kind of achievements, characteristics, and physical attributes.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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Before the Big Bang, the Universe wasn’t dominated by matter or radiation, but by energy inherent to space itself, in a phase known as cosmic inflation.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
16 Sep. 2025
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But in the 1970s studies of twins revealed that autism is highly heritable, not something that develops after birth.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
10 Sep. 2025
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Galton, who coined the term eugenics, pioneered correlation and regression and used these tools to argue that traits like intelligence and morality were heritable and should be managed through selective breeding.—
Craig Spencer,
The Atlantic,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Inheritable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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