as in inheritor
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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as in inheritors
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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Recent Examples of heir
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
With their intricate approach to the Dead’s music, JRAD, who formed in 2013, have become heirs to the Dead’s scene following the death of Bob Weir earlier this year.
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The digital replication right does not expire at a person’s death, and can be transferred and licensed by heirs, executors and others.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Noun
If the estate has sufficient funds, the credit card balance will generally be paid before heirs receive their inheritances.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
With their intricate approach to the Dead’s music, JRAD, who formed in 2013, have become heirs to the Dead’s scene following the death of Bob Weir earlier this year.
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2026
Noun
Eight Dukes of Wellington and two very full centuries on from that 1825 procession, on this June 16, the 9th Duke rode, as each of his forbears did and as the future heirs to the ducal title will do, in the lead carriage with the king to open Royal Ascot.
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Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
The digital replication right does not expire at a person’s death, and can be transferred and licensed by heirs, executors and others.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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The former One Direction star's son Bear, 9, is the sole inheritor of $29,007,998 from the singer's estate.
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Among these delusions is the perennial faith that Iranians are potentially ardent converts to American-style freedom, rather than inheritors of an ancient civilization with a trajectory outlined by its own specific history.
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The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.
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In 1653, Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes, the daughter of Reynier Bolnes, a brickmaker, and Maria Thins, a wealthy Catholic heiress who owned a large house in an area of town known as Papists’ Corner.
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After seven years of dating and the birth of their eldest child, Andrea married the billionaire heiress in a private civil ceremony in Monaco in August 2013.
Noun
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Not a descendant of an individual who was enslaved in United States, American Freedmen.
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The company estimates that the Predict – or a descendant of it – might enter production within about three years' time.
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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