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Recent Examples of heir apparent
His son Amadon, 35, is the heir apparent.
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Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
The longtime couple share 11-year-old twins Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, the latter of whom is the heir apparent to the throne.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
Persico, 62, was the heir apparent to the crime family in 2023 when he was sentenced to five years behind bars for a labor union extortion plot.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Lo chairs Shui On; his daughter and heir apparent Stephanie Lo is vice chairman.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
The longtime couple share 11-year-old twins Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, the latter of whom is the heir apparent to the throne.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
Persico, 62, was the heir apparent to the crime family in 2023 when he was sentenced to five years behind bars for a labor union extortion plot.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
Lo chairs Shui On; his daughter and heir apparent Stephanie Lo is vice chairman.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
Noun
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George Osborne, Brown’s successor-but-one, scrapped the escalator in 2011 and cut fuel duty by a penny a liter before freezing it.—
Ian King,
CNBC,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the months since, Adams has continued to jab at his successor in social media posts.—
ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Cooper served for years as an expert witness in workers’-comp cases, brought in to assess whether the claimant really had been struck.—
Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
16 Mar. 2026
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Some, like Espinoza, continued to give asylum claimants and their lawyers 10 days or more to respond to a motion from DHS to dismiss their cases.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune who was unopposed in his primary, is the first governor to seek a third term since the 1980s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The register of wills collects and manages inheritance tax — a tax paid by heirs who receive money, property or other assets from the estate of a deceased person.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2026
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During her tenure as a state representative and throughout her campaign for Illinois comptroller, Croke has pointed to her experience as a mother when discussing policies affecting working families.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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But researchers drew on findings from Chief Executives for Corporate Purpose, which while not representative, indicated that the lion's share of charitable donations come from companies that are giving over the new threshold.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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