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Recent Examples of heir apparent
Even Cleveland’s front office considered Ramírez the heir apparent to Mike Aviles as the club’s utility man.
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Quichotte aspires to woo a daytime-talk-show host, Salma R, the gorgeous and talented heir apparent to Oprah’s throne.
—Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
And a poll last month put her up 2 points over Vice President Vance, the GOP heir apparent, in a hypothetical 2028 match-up.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2026
LaMelo Ball, an early heir apparent to Curry as a flashy guard with a deadly shot, is taking an average of nine 3-pointers a game.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
Quichotte aspires to woo a daytime-talk-show host, Salma R, the gorgeous and talented heir apparent to Oprah’s throne.
—Erin Somers, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
And a poll last month put her up 2 points over Vice President Vance, the GOP heir apparent, in a hypothetical 2028 match-up.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 1 Jan. 2026
LaMelo Ball, an early heir apparent to Curry as a flashy guard with a deadly shot, is taking an average of nine 3-pointers a game.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
Noun
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Trump could name Powell’s successor as soon as this week.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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His successor, Jacques Chirac, briefly abolished it in 1986, but Mitterrand expeditiously revived it in 1989 upon his return to office.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some claimants alleged the Google devices recorded private conversations about financial issues, personal decisions and employment.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Hanoi also is balancing ties with major powers including China, its largest trading partner and rival claimant in the South China Sea.—
Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Prince Baelor Targaryen, King Daeron’s eldest son and heir to the Iron Throne, is among the Targaryens who arrive in Ashford in Episode 2.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The heir to the throne, Princess Amalia, wore it for the first time on the occasion of the state visit of the Sultan of Oman, a reminder that the item would pass, eventually, to the future queen.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
25 Jan. 2026
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The first team meeting included greetings by several athletic department representatives, from the administration and academics to the equipment and training rooms to strength and conditioning.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Conservative bloggers, talk-radio hosts, and cable networks invited a small and vocal contingent of white South Africans—sometimes people associated with Orania, sometimes representatives of lobby groups for Afrikaner interests—to bear witness to a specific version of this transition.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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