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Recent Examples of heir apparent
Jensen is likely the heir apparent to Perez behind the plate.
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Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
This time Todd, who has been heralded as the heir apparent to Ralph Lauren, set his sights on Havana and the rakish style of 1980’s Miami.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Cameron formerly served as McConnell's legal counsel and had been assumed by pundits to follow the longtime senator's footsteps as his potential heir apparent.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The president later named Vice President JD Vance his likely heir apparent while also proposing Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio team up for a future Republican ticket.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
This time Todd, who has been heralded as the heir apparent to Ralph Lauren, set his sights on Havana and the rakish style of 1980’s Miami.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Cameron formerly served as McConnell's legal counsel and had been assumed by pundits to follow the longtime senator's footsteps as his potential heir apparent.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
The president later named Vice President JD Vance his likely heir apparent while also proposing Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio team up for a future Republican ticket.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said 44 people and groups were targeted, including five individuals and one linked to Iran’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), seen as the successor to Tehran’s pre-2004 nuclear weapons program.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Removing Isak removed 20 league goals a season from their team, with Liverpool also signing Hugo Ekitike, the player Newcastle’s recruitment staff believed was his most natural successor.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The seven claimants – who include Elton John's husband David Furnish – accuse Associated Newspapers of activities such as hacking their voicemails, burglary, and obtaining their medical records by deception.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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When that work dries up, claimants rise.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2025
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Lawyers representing Prince Harry and other high-profile figures bringing privacy lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid said on Wednesday new evidence showed his brother Prince William and the heir's wife Kate were also targets.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The books and series follow star student Ruby and wealthy heir James Beaufort falling for each other despite their differences.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has named multidisciplinary artist Nilbar Güreş, known for her humorous, poetic, yet critical works commenting on social topics, as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, set to take place May 9–November 22, 2026.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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That was the hammer Kaprizov and his representatives wielded, in an environment where so few superstars hit free agency despite unprecedented year-over-year cap growth.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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