as in genetic
genetically passed or capable of being passed from parent to offspring
eye and hair color are hereditary
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Recent Examples of hereditary
By contrast, the plantation economy relied on rigid racial hierarchies and hereditary enslavement.
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Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Between five and 10% of cases will be considered hereditary, meaning that the cancer was caused by a genetic abnormality that was passed down from the mother or father.
—Joanne Fowler, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
His father, Reinaldo senior, was a nobleman who bore the hereditary 18th-century title Marqués de Torre Casa.
—Air Mail, 29 Mar. 2025
By contrast, the plantation economy relied on rigid racial hierarchies and hereditary enslavement.
—Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hereditary
Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
Between five and 10% of cases will be considered hereditary, meaning that the cancer was caused by a genetic abnormality that was passed down from the mother or father.
—Joanne Fowler, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
His father, Reinaldo senior, was a nobleman who bore the hereditary 18th-century title Marqués de Torre Casa.
—Air Mail, 29 Mar. 2025
By contrast, the plantation economy relied on rigid racial hierarchies and hereditary enslavement.
—Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, The Conversation, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hereditary
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hereditary
Adjective
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That was common practice around the country in the early days of DNA technology, when more genetic material was needed to develop a DNA profile.—
Gina Barton,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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The use of investigative genetic genealogy to identify Kohberger is a longstanding issue in the case.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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There’s credits, grenades, shield and health kids to scavenge, on top of tons of materials whose inherent value isn’t really made clear at first — or ever, really.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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The city’s inherent transitory nature means there’s always a flow of people coming and going, both domestically and internationally, which makes D.C. ripe for this kind of quiet space for a meeting, political or otherwise.—
William Goodman,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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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.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Our vision is that the future of design will have a long lasting inheritable quality.—
Sydney Gore,
Architectural Digest,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Hereditary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hereditary. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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