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Recent Examples of heir apparent
When Pugh joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Yelena Belova, she was introduced as the heir apparent to Scarlett Johansson’s outgoing Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
In 2023 the Rams drafted Stetson Bennett in the fourth round, but the third-year pro is not regarded as the heir apparent.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Fast forward two years, and redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Lindsey enters into a similar heir apparent spot as Minnesota began spring ball on Thursday.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Green is the heir apparent to Charles Barkley.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
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Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 28 Apr. 2025
In 2023 the Rams drafted Stetson Bennett in the fourth round, but the third-year pro is not regarded as the heir apparent.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Fast forward two years, and redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Lindsey enters into a similar heir apparent spot as Minnesota began spring ball on Thursday.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
Green is the heir apparent to Charles Barkley.
—Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
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Now, in an act of serendipity, the successors of both spots, Patsy’s Pizzeria in East Harlem and Juliana’s Pizza in Brooklyn, have delivered their first out-of-state restaurants to Palm Beach County to compete — like all New York-style pizzerias do — against each other.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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His successor, Maresca, has certainly not won all of the fanbase over, even though a win at Nottingham Forest next week should secure a top-five finish and Champions League football for the first time in three years.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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The claimant sought to pierce the trust to reach assets held in limited liability companies and the Court refused.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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But given that there are several types of benefits going out to 70 million payees, not every claimant receives their money at the same time.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025
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Mu-jin, who stands to lose everything if Hong-rang is reinstated as guild heir, teams up with his adoptive younger sister Jae-yi to prove Lee’s character is not the Hong-rang.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
16 May 2025
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The original 1916 trophy is named after department store heir Rodman Wanamaker who was instrumental in the creation of the PGA of America.—
Patrick Snell,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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German diplomatic representatives wanted to send the boxes back to the German embassy in Tokyo.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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The law passed both chambers of Congress nearly unanimously, with only two House representatives dissenting, in a rare moment of bipartisan consensus.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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