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
Nevertheless, Love Story, FX’s new limited series which premiered February 12, attempts to bring fans into the most intimate spaces inhabited by the late political heir and his savvy, stylish wife.
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Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
Laxness was the heir not only to the language and setting of the sagas but to their humanity, their outrageous understatement and charm.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
As wealth transitions from founders to heirs, exposure often increases rather than decreases.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
The heirs of Texas oil pioneer Hugh Roy Cullen own about 800,000 surface acres, but their real source of weath and power lies underground.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
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Mekita Rivas, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
Laxness was the heir not only to the language and setting of the sagas but to their humanity, their outrageous understatement and charm.
—Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
As wealth transitions from founders to heirs, exposure often increases rather than decreases.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026
The heirs of Texas oil pioneer Hugh Roy Cullen own about 800,000 surface acres, but their real source of weath and power lies underground.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heir
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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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 initiative positions Arkansas as the sole inheritor and national administrator of the fund.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
19 Dec. 2025
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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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Jeremy Blake released a trilogy of animations about San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House, the Victorian citadel built by a gun heiress to keep out the ghosts of those killed with her rifles.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 2002, Warsh married cosmetics billionaire heiress and businesswoman Jane Lauder, granddaughter of Estée Lauder.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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Ask a member, or a descendent of a member, of AIM, the American Indian Movement, which was founded here in Minneapolis.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Until recently, the Neighbor Program also offered free breakfast, a direct descendant of the Black Panthers’ Free Breakfast For School Children program, started in 1969.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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