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
Trump may have built a movement, but its heirs are open to some revisions.
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Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
Trusts traditionally are used to protect wealth for a spouse, partner, child or other heir.
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Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That’s true not just for King Charles and the heir to the throne, Prince William, but for everyone who is in some way public about their ties to the royal family.
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Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2026
In a court filing, Gallagher said Burke had left about $15,000, and the will had a provision that the heir could sue for wrongful death.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for heir
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 July 2026
Trusts traditionally are used to protect wealth for a spouse, partner, child or other heir.
—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
That’s true not just for King Charles and the heir to the throne, Prince William, but for everyone who is in some way public about their ties to the royal family.
—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
30 June 2026
In a court filing, Gallagher said Burke had left about $15,000, and the will had a provision that the heir could sue for wrongful death.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for heir
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
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The former One Direction star's son Bear, 9, is the sole inheritor of $29,007,998 from the singer's estate.
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Among these delusions is the perennial faith that Iranians are potentially ardent converts to American-style freedom, rather than inheritors of an ancient civilization with a trajectory outlined by its own specific history.
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For their first soccer game, the hotel heiress enlisted her kids' help to place the official opening match ball on its stand.
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In 1653, Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes, the daughter of Reynier Bolnes, a brickmaker, and Maria Thins, a wealthy Catholic heiress who owned a large house in an area of town known as Papists’ Corner.
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The caskets of his family members sat beneath Khamenei’s, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
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In a sit-down interview with ABC News' Senior National Correspondent Steve Osunsami, Banks met Salvatore Pace, one of his white cousins who is a Jefferson Randolph Coolidge descendant, for the first time.
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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