as in inheritances
something that is or may be inherited
the old locket was part of the legacy from my great-great-grandmother
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Recent Examples of legacies
The Braves honored the lives and legacies of former owner Ted Turner and former manager Bobby Cox before Tuesday’s 5-2 victory over the Cubs.
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Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
In his speech, Macron pitched the museum as an antidote to global conflict and the legacies of imperialism.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
The same district whose tragedy nearly shattered a community, yet set in place the lives — good or bad, right or wrong — and legacies that followed.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
The center's museum will include four floors of immersive and interactive exhibits that explore the work and legacies of Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The semiquincentennial inherently underscores the comparative youth of the United States; Italy, Greece, China, and India count their historic legacies in millennia, not centuries.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Off-handed comments don’t create substance that fulfill lasting legacies.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
But beyond its account of a family in flight, from both the authorities and its own murkier truths, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young interrogates the radicalism of the 1960s and 70s, its unlikely alliances, its political legacies, and its many, many casualties along the way.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
After raising more than $500,000 for a special needs playground last year, the Gaudreau family now has a new mission to keep Johnny and Matthew's legacies alive.
—Jan Carabeo, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 13 May 2026
In his speech, Macron pitched the museum as an antidote to global conflict and the legacies of imperialism.
—Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 13 May 2026
The same district whose tragedy nearly shattered a community, yet set in place the lives — good or bad, right or wrong — and legacies that followed.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 9 May 2026
The center's museum will include four floors of immersive and interactive exhibits that explore the work and legacies of Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA Today, 6 May 2026
The semiquincentennial inherently underscores the comparative youth of the United States; Italy, Greece, China, and India count their historic legacies in millennia, not centuries.
—Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Off-handed comments don’t create substance that fulfill lasting legacies.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
But beyond its account of a family in flight, from both the authorities and its own murkier truths, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent and Young interrogates the radicalism of the 1960s and 70s, its unlikely alliances, its political legacies, and its many, many casualties along the way.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
After raising more than $500,000 for a special needs playground last year, the Gaudreau family now has a new mission to keep Johnny and Matthew's legacies alive.
—Jan Carabeo, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legacies
inheritances
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This also includes arguments about inheritances or anything else that needs to be divided.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
15 May 2026
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Many billionaires also received inheritances, which are also income-tax free on the assumption that they will be covered under the estate tax system.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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“Legacies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legacies. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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