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
What's next The SAFER Act would require states to leave unclaimed investments in place — rather than liquidating them — unless the owner is confirmed deceased with no heirs.
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants nothing to do with them or the uncompleted works that would surely command an astronomical price tag.
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Pritzker, a billionaire Hyatt Hotels heir seeking a rare third term as governor in November and eyeing a bid for the White House in 2028, made two contributions to Illinois Future PAC totaling $5 million in late February and early March, according to Federal Election Commission records.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
That’s the process of settling someone’s estate and involves the will being validated by the court, taxes and debt being paid, and assets getting distributed to heirs.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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Richard Ramos, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants nothing to do with them or the uncompleted works that would surely command an astronomical price tag.
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Pritzker, a billionaire Hyatt Hotels heir seeking a rare third term as governor in November and eyeing a bid for the White House in 2028, made two contributions to Illinois Future PAC totaling $5 million in late February and early March, according to Federal Election Commission records.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
That’s the process of settling someone’s estate and involves the will being validated by the court, taxes and debt being paid, and assets getting distributed to heirs.
—Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
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His inheritor would truly get the movement going.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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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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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 Stoschek Foundation was established in 2007 by German auto-parts heiress Julia Stoschek and is home to more than one thousand works by over three hundred artists.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
24 Apr. 2026
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From the looks of it, Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt will not be in attendance.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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That comprehensive toll is one of the central focuses of a key report by Geoffrey Roth, a Standing Rock Sioux descendant, former vice chair of the Permanent Forum, and board chair of the Indigenous Determinants of Health Alliance, an international Indigenous health advocacy nonprofit.—
ANITA HOFSCHNEIDER,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Zero’s swagger is a descendant of Dick’s.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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