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Recent Examples of heir apparent
Marlowe Granados, the heir apparent to Loos’ life-loving joie-de-vivre—and the author of Happy Hour, one of my favorite literary treats—will reframe this classic for contemporary readers.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Moore will play Lauren, the daughter and heir apparent of NFL team owner Hank Durkin (Macy).
—EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Sheffield has cast herself as the heir apparent to Duggan.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Student protesters pushing Chinese political leaders to adopt liberal reforms found tacit support from Deng’s second heir apparent, Zhao Ziyang, until Deng pushed him aside and placed him under house arrest.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Moore will play Lauren, the daughter and heir apparent of NFL team owner Hank Durkin (Macy).
—EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Sheffield has cast herself as the heir apparent to Duggan.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Student protesters pushing Chinese political leaders to adopt liberal reforms found tacit support from Deng’s second heir apparent, Zhao Ziyang, until Deng pushed him aside and placed him under house arrest.
—Tyler Jost, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heir apparent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
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Although some analysts have suggested Starmer may quietly be pleased with the resignation of his main rival and potential successor, the toppling of Rayner caps off what has been a dreadful summer for Labour, in which the party has lost more ground in the polls to the insurgent Reform UK.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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The legislation would terminate the current attorney general’s term on the day the bill is signed into law, and his successor would not need Senate confirmation.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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Eligibility is determined based on information from both the claimant and their former employer.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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If the winner selects the annuity option, the claimant will receive one immediate payment followed by 29 annual payments that increase by 5% each year.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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Goudstikker’s daughter-in-law claims to be heir to painting Weitz, the attorney for the family who lost the work, told USA TODAY that her client, von Saher, 81, is the rightful heir to the painting.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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The young girl is believed to be around 12 or 13 and her debut appearance outside of her home country signals a possible role as North Korea’s heir-in-waiting, a parenting expert suspects.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to the Kaseya Center and Gaga's representative for comment on Thursday via email outside regular working hours.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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All four umpires form a circle and leave room for one representative from each team to exchange lineup cards.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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