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
Ings’ Lyonel plays the swashbuckling heir to Storm’s End, known to the smallfolk of Westeros as The Laughing Storm.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
The medal awarded to Crick, who died in 2004, was sold at auction by his heirs for $2 million in 2013 to Shanghai biotech executive Jack Wang.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Still, the predominant image of Levi Strauss heir Lurie is that of an earnest problem solver blending private sector agility with an ability to experiment with public policy.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
This is an expansion of a 2021 deal in which Sony films hit the streaming service in the U.S. following their heir theatrical and home entertainment windows.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2026
The medal awarded to Crick, who died in 2004, was sold at auction by his heirs for $2 million in 2013 to Shanghai biotech executive Jack Wang.
—Connor Greene, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
Still, the predominant image of Levi Strauss heir Lurie is that of an earnest problem solver blending private sector agility with an ability to experiment with public policy.
—Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
This is an expansion of a 2021 deal in which Sony films hit the streaming service in the U.S. following their heir theatrical and home entertainment windows.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
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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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As tensions among the family continue to rise after Brooklyn's social media claims against his parents, all eyes are back on Peltz — the Hollywood actress and billionaire heiress whose private ways have rapidly been made public.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, the hotel heiress—who shares son Phoenix, 3, and daughter London, 2, with Carter Reum—made an adorable exception on Tuesday night, looking straight out of a fairy tale in a dreamy chiffon gown while posing for rare red carpet photos with her toddlers.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
21 Jan. 2026
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The caliber is a direct descendant of the famed first El Primero movement made by Zenith in 1969, which defined what a high-frequency automatic chronograph could be.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
19 Jan. 2026
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Tribal citizens can use tribal IDs as proof of citizenship, but many federal officers are unaware of this proof of identification, said Caroline LaPorte, a staff attorney at the Indian Law Resource Center and a descendant of the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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