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inheriting

adjective as in realizing

adjective as in receiving

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It was clear he inherited her drive, integrity, and honesty.

Through extensive interviews with Malcolm’s older brothers Wilfred and Philbert, however, Payne helps us see how much Malcolm inherited from his mother before her decline.

Social media companies have inherited a similar position in society, but they have not taken on those same responsibilities.

His father designed and sold furniture and inherited the radical beliefs of his own father, a Jewish immigrant from Eastern Europe.

Mitochondrial DNA, typically inherited from the mother, provides a narrower view of a population’s evolutionary past than nuclear DNA, which is inherited from both parents.

But our democratic prejudice against origins and breeding makes us deeply skeptical even of inheriting life goals.

Speaking from his home in Tryon, N.C., Reid, 63, discussed the challenges that came with inheriting such a huge project.

Who wants to think about their kids inheriting such a perilous future?

He also is inheriting a shrinking staff hurt by layoffs and furloughs.

And in much of the world laws that bar women from owning land or inheriting property keep women from accessing financial services.

I suppose we are all inheriting the curse that has been laid upon our mothers through so many ages.

Become suspected, he was deprived of his priesthood, and of his wifes dowry, and declared incapable of inheriting from his family.

That, however, would not prevent his inheriting both the title and estates were I to die without male issue.

Inheriting the disposition of their kind, the cubs also were more particularly lively by night than by day.

He likes to see boys and girls growing up around him, bearing his name and inheriting his qualities.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to inheriting, such as: acquiring, clearing, gaining, getting, making, and netting.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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