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Recent Examples of heir apparent
The longtime couple share 11-year-old twins Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, the latter of whom is the heir apparent to the throne.
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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
Even Cleveland’s front office considered Ramírez the heir apparent to Mike Aviles as the club’s utility man.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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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
Even Cleveland’s front office considered Ramírez the heir apparent to Mike Aviles as the club’s utility man.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
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Senior Iranian officials have been meeting virtually to select a new supreme leader after the initial US-Israel strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – and his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, is among a small handful of clerics tipped as likely successors.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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An early indicator has been the long-term revival of the Liberal Party and now successor Liberal Democrats, along with the Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties, which began in the 1960s.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 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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For 10 years — and counting — lawyers and judges have attempted to determine what claimants are due and whether Pacquiao in particular suffered reputational damage along the way.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Over time, some Bechtel heirs have moved out of the Bay Area, and the company shifted its headquarters to Virginia in 2018.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The son of Walmart founder Sam Walton, Rob and his fellow heirs collectively own around 45% of outstanding shares in the retail giant, which currently has a market cap north of $1 trillion.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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This article has been edited to include a statement from Dick's representative and information on injuries Dick sustained from a 2019 attack.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Voters in a Democratic-leaning state House district in metro Atlanta will choose a new representative in a special election next week triggered when the incumbent resigned from her seat before a criminal indictment.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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