heir apparent

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Recent Examples of heir apparent The King may, however, select one of his brothers as heir apparent. Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025 Jones was drafted in 2019 with the No. 6 pick as the heir apparent to Eli Manning. Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 As vice president-elect, JD Vance is seen as the heir apparent to Trump once the incoming president leaves office. Julia Mueller, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 Vance is widely seen as an heir apparent to Trump given that the 78-year-old president-elect is only eligible to serve one term. Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for heir apparent 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
Noun
  • Soviet and East German propagandists understood this move long ago, and their modern-day successors in the Russian intelligence sector have been using a similar strategy around the globe for years.
    Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
  • The director of loans and pathways Matt Newberry was promoted to director of global talent in November, but loans remain part of his remit while a successor is recruited.
    James Pearce, The Athletic, 6 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Legal fees and other costs might affect the final payment amounts distributed to claimants.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The deal would require claimants to set aside hundreds of millions of dollars in a legal defense fund for the Sacklers.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • McCaskey, the originally reluctant heir to the NFL franchise that her father, George Halas, founded in 1920, died Thursday.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
  • As Ivan, the weed-smoking heir to a Russian fortune, Eydelshteyn certainly has a lot of fun.
    Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Zelensky added that Norwegian diplomatic representatives were in the epicenter of the attack but avoided harm.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025
  • But his departure was apparently stymied when representatives of The Walk began to escort Kyoko (living under the name Ruth Holman) to and from her Hollywood high school.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025

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