Thesaurus results for HEIR APPARENT

heir apparent

noun

Definition of heir apparent

as in successor

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Recent Examples of heir apparent Teonic replaces Ron Planz, who left to become the heir apparent at Barrington after seven successful seasons at Lake Zurich. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Sampath’s departure, months after he was handed a multimillion-dollar retention package, left the company without an heir apparent. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 30 July 2026 Princess Elisabeth, the 24-year-old heir apparent to the Belgian throne, graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School in May, having completed her two-year master’s degree in public policy. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026 The Rossis want to take down their rivals, the Norths, by targeting their heir apparent, Drayden, who is also Gina’s new boss. — Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for heir apparent

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Noun

In 1999, Vladimir Putin became prime minister of Russia, chosen by President Yeltsin as his successor.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm.

— Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of successor

Noun

Under the general rule in the current version of the statute, a negligence claimant found more than 50% at fault for their own harm may be barred from recovering damages, while a lower percentage reduces recoverable damages proportionally.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
Only about a third resulted in discretionary payments, totaling less than 4% of what claimants had sought.

— Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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Sadek, a young Tunisian in Zurich, becomes the lover of a chocolate heir while the world’s cacao is dying.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
In those cases, a house becomes heirs’ property, a somewhat aloof legal term that can have devastating real-world impacts as a common driver of involuntary home loss, legal experts say.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of heir

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This creates a race to the bottom, where sales representatives trade margin for volume to hit their quotas.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Fire survivors can apply online, but the outreach center has representatives available to answer questions and guide applicants through what can be a confusing process.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of representative

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heir apparent

heir at law

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