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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Read the full story for background on Alviti's tenure, who will run the DOT during the search for his successor, and political reaction to news of his departure.
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Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
In September, Putin offered to keep the New START's limits for another year to buy time for both sides to negotiate a successor agreement.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
This successor will be built in part from RHIC’s bones, especially from one of its two giant, subterranean storage rings that once held the retiring collider’s supply of circulating, near-light speed nuclei.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
After a year-long bake off, parks chief Josh D’Amaro was named Bob Iger’s successor at Disney, while TV boss Dana Walden was handed a new, improved role (Nellie’s piece on the American media glass ceiling remaining intact is well worth a read).
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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Kathleen Hill, The Providence Journal, 7 Feb. 2026
In September, Putin offered to keep the New START's limits for another year to buy time for both sides to negotiate a successor agreement.
—Vladimir Isachenkov, Arkansas Online, 7 Feb. 2026
This successor will be built in part from RHIC’s bones, especially from one of its two giant, subterranean storage rings that once held the retiring collider’s supply of circulating, near-light speed nuclei.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026
After a year-long bake off, parks chief Josh D’Amaro was named Bob Iger’s successor at Disney, while TV boss Dana Walden was handed a new, improved role (Nellie’s piece on the American media glass ceiling remaining intact is well worth a read).
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Successor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/successor. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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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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