as in inheritance
something that is or may be inherited
the old locket was part of the legacy from my great-great-grandmother
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In addition to her baseball legacy, Jochum earned her bachelor's and master's degree in physical education at Illinois University and went on to became a Physical Education and Social Studies Teacher at Muessel School for 27 years before retiring in 1983, her obituary said.
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 12 June 2025
While loyal fans welcomed the album as a continuation of a legendary legacy, many deemed it a lackluster effort from an artist once considered untouchable in Hip-Hop.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 June 2025
Share in Anaheim’s legacy Members of the Ebell Club of Anaheim are encouraging Anaheim residents of all ages and backgrounds to participate in a new unique project.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Among American art museums, there are haves and have-nots, with big-city, legacy galleries owning boatloads of great art--much of it in storage--and smaller, newer places in the provinces making do with nary a Renoir, Rothko, or Rembrandt.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 June 2025
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Natasha Dye, People.com, 12 June 2025
While loyal fans welcomed the album as a continuation of a legendary legacy, many deemed it a lackluster effort from an artist once considered untouchable in Hip-Hop.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 June 2025
Share in Anaheim’s legacy Members of the Ebell Club of Anaheim are encouraging Anaheim residents of all ages and backgrounds to participate in a new unique project.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 12 June 2025
Among American art museums, there are haves and have-nots, with big-city, legacy galleries owning boatloads of great art--much of it in storage--and smaller, newer places in the provinces making do with nary a Renoir, Rothko, or Rembrandt.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legacy
inheritance
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These include infidelities, unspoken longings, and thorny questions of land inheritance.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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This pattern of inheritance suggests there is a gene that controls orange fur color on the X-chromosome, but identifying precisely which gene this is has eluded scientists for decades.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Legacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legacy. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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