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
The heir was previously linked to singer and actress Belinda Peregrín until 2024.
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Over time, some Bechtel heirs have moved out of the Bay Area, and the company shifted its headquarters to Virginia in 2018.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Back then, there were no shortcuts—and becoming fluent in Welsh to speak it at his investiture ceremony was famously difficult for Queen Elizabeth II’s heir.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
From your heirs’ point of view, inheriting your Roth IRA or regular assets is a much better deal than inheriting a pre-tax IRA.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026
Over time, some Bechtel heirs have moved out of the Bay Area, and the company shifted its headquarters to Virginia in 2018.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
Back then, there were no shortcuts—and becoming fluent in Welsh to speak it at his investiture ceremony was famously difficult for Queen Elizabeth II’s heir.
—Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
From your heirs’ point of view, inheriting your Roth IRA or regular assets is a much better deal than inheriting a pre-tax IRA.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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That leaves Oseguera’s cadre of regional commanders as the most likely inheritors of his drug empire.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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After the world’s nuclear annihilation, the Enclave emerged from the ash and embers claiming to be the true inheritor of America.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 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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The name Paris Hilton may conjure up an image of a glamorous heiress.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
3 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, the heiress and entrepreneur shared a new campaign showcasing her brand's new eye cream.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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On view through March 21, the show unfolds across the two floors of Baltimore’s Art Hall gallery—a direct descendant of the Rowhouse Project, a series of eight exhibitions in a townhouse staged by Shawn Mudd between 2014 and 2016.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
27 Feb. 2026
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Taylor is a direct descendant of Rosa.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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