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Recent Examples of inheritance
About one in eight homes that traded hands in Colorado last year represented an inheritance, which is a little below the share that new home sales represented, according to data from the real estate research firm Cotality.
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Viserys did have that in a very big way, with his inheritance robbed from him.
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
In the end, that may be the truest inheritance of all.
—Stacey Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
The New Yorker was his inheritance.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Viserys did have that in a very big way, with his inheritance robbed from him.
—Derek Lawrence, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
In the end, that may be the truest inheritance of all.
—Stacey Lee, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
The New Yorker was his inheritance.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inheritance
Noun
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Our city has a duty not just to honor this legacy, but to live up to it.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Trump is in a position to add something magnificent to his legacy.—
Robert Yaro,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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If those extra months incur large public healthcare costs, or if that person’s continued life means one’s great grandchildren receive a substantially smaller bequest, those factors typically aren’t reflected in the patient’s personal willingness to pay.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Your church is not going to receive the full $1 million bequest because there simply is not enough money to fund it.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Epstein gave Siegal $30,000 as a birthday gift in July 2018.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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The movie opens with marshland residents, including Lamia and Bibi, lining up far back and pressing urgently forward, jerricans in hand, to receive fresh water at a tanker truck from officials offering it as a gift from Hussein.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Inheritance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inheritance. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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