successor
noun
suc·ces·sor
sək-ˈse-sər 
: one that follows
especially
: one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office
Examples of successor in a Sentence
The CEO's successor used to be the vice president here.
the successor to the throne
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The outcome will determine not only the successor to Democratic Governor Phil Murphy but may also set the tone for party strategies in the 2026 congressional midterms.
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
So who exactly is the man who will be leading the Dolphins’ front office while the team looks for a permanent successor to Grier?
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Yet his successor fared even worse, plunging Ghana into an economic crisis owing to fiscal mismanagement, a lack of economic diversification, and excessive public debt from unsustainable borrowing and spending.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been busy interviewing potential successors — among them current Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, both of whom voted in favor of the cut.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
So who exactly is the man who will be leading the Dolphins’ front office while the team looks for a permanent successor to Grier?
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
Yet his successor fared even worse, plunging Ghana into an economic crisis owing to fiscal mismanagement, a lack of economic diversification, and excessive public debt from unsustainable borrowing and spending.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been busy interviewing potential successors — among them current Governors Christopher Waller and Michelle Bowman, both of whom voted in favor of the cut.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for successor
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“Successor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/successor. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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successor
noun
suc·ces·sor
sək-ˈses-ər
: one that follows
especially
: a person who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office
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successor
noun
suc·ces·sor
sək-ˈse-sər
: one that follows : one that succeeds another (as in a position, title, office, or estate)
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