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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Recent Examples of heir
Research on fine art collections in wealthy families — another domain where the older generation controls the asset and the younger one will inherit the complications — found that roughly six in 10 collectors haven’t discussed their collections with their heirs at all.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
When Silas Khatri, heir to Noctis, the most powerful coven in the world, arrives to take Aestas to task for some of their more unconventional practices, Katherine’s dislike for him reaches blistering levels.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 June 2026
For years, his presumptive heir had been Michel Platini, a former captain of the French national team and the president of UEFA, Europe’s soccer governing body.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
On paper, Raman seems like a natural heir to Mamdanism.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
When Silas Khatri, heir to Noctis, the most powerful coven in the world, arrives to take Aestas to task for some of their more unconventional practices, Katherine’s dislike for him reaches blistering levels.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 1 June 2026
For years, his presumptive heir had been Michel Platini, a former captain of the French national team and the president of UEFA, Europe’s soccer governing body.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
On paper, Raman seems like a natural heir to Mamdanism.
—Marc Novicoff, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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These aren’t reluctant inheritors hoping for a windfall.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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This is an inheritor of Western traditions and supremacy.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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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.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2024
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Dior under Jonathan Anderson is embracing exaggerated proportions and couture-level designs that feel oddly effortless — part heiress, part glam rocker.—
Alex Badia,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
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Advertisement Built a century ago by cereal heiress and socialite Marjorie Merriweather Post, the 20-acre property with its 126-room, 62,500-square-foot Gilded Age mansion seemed to be the ideal venue to launch a new high-end resort.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
20 May 2026
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In plain view is the 910P movement and its 238 components, a descendant of the watchmaker’s now-iconic 9P movement launched in 1957.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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And there, two years younger, is Alcaraz and Sinner’s most direct descendant yet.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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