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Recent Examples of heir apparent
Celta agreed to the deal despite criticism from supporters over the sale of an academy graduate who had been seen as heir apparent to Iago Aspas, 37-year-old forward who has spent a decade and a half with the club across two spells.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 20 June 2025
One story involved a few potential heirs apparent, including Superman’s clone Kon-El, who went by the name of Superboy.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Under it, anyone who defames, insults or threatens the King, Queen, heir apparent, or regent faces three to 15 years in prison.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
Turns out the deceased were working for Cane Buckley (Jake Weary), the heir apparent to the Buckley family fishing operation who’s been prematurely elevated to the top spot while his father, Harlan (Holt McCallany), recovers from his second heart attack.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 20 June 2025
One story involved a few potential heirs apparent, including Superman’s clone Kon-El, who went by the name of Superboy.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Under it, anyone who defames, insults or threatens the King, Queen, heir apparent, or regent faces three to 15 years in prison.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
Turns out the deceased were working for Cane Buckley (Jake Weary), the heir apparent to the Buckley family fishing operation who’s been prematurely elevated to the top spot while his father, Harlan (Holt McCallany), recovers from his second heart attack.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
Noun
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Trump has refrained from endorsing a successor and declined to endorse Vice President JD Vance for the role in February.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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From the current queen to her future successor, there are no doubt countless lessons for Queen Letizia to teach Princess Leonor.—
Ben Jureidini,
Glamour,
5 Aug. 2025
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Creative work inspired by the case is called upon to make a judgement too, to decide whether or not in the end to portray the claimant as genuine or a fraud.—
Nell Stevens
August 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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There are multiple claimants to the Panchen Lama and the Karmapa Lama, the second- and third-highest ranking clerics, respectively, in Tibetan Buddhism.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
2 July 2025
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Pressed by reporters about whether Ellison’s Paramount Skydance had a side deal to air public service announcements, the Oracle heir and new CEO of the company said that settlement had been made by prior leadership.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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Estate planning for collectors must include both obvious and subtle assets, and heirs should never assume that value is always visible on the surface.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, others are stressing the importance of electing representatives who are aligned with Trump’s agenda.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Aug. 2025
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On hand were representatives of the New York Jewish Coalition for Criminal Justice Reform, a nonprofit that helmed the project, and its funders, including JCRC-NY, the Revson Foundation, the NY Board of Rabbis and Central Synagogue.—
Marla Brown Fogelman,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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