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inherit
verb as in gain as possession from someone's death
Example Sentences
The American Fund — or simply the Fund, as it came to be known — had been reluctantly established in 1922 by Charles Garland, who had inherited $1 million but refused it on ethical grounds.
Whoever is appointed next at Rangers inherits a team bereft of confidence with their defence in particular struggling to contain opponents for most of the season so far and scoring also a problem.
By the time Sasaki started warming up in the bottom of the eighth inning, he might as well have already inherited the closer role by default.
You inherit 23 of these bundles of DNA from each of your parents for a total of 46, which the egg already has.
My willingness to abandon a single entree for a few little bites is inherited.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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