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Recent Examples of heiress
That world is where Downton's Cora Crawley (Elizabeth McGovern) comes from, once a young American heiress who married into the British aristocracy to help preserve the Downton estate with her dowry.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Texas is also home to the richest woman in America, Walmart heiress Alice Walton ($106 billion).
—Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Row has earned industry acclaim, and backing from Chanel owners the Wertheimers as well as L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, positioning them firmly among elite American designers.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Set during the Great Depression, a Milwaukee detective’s quest to find a Wisconsin cheese heiress lands him in Hungary and on a collision course with history to meet Nazis, spies, and swing musicians in the octogenarian literary giant’s first novel in over a decade.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Texas is also home to the richest woman in America, Walmart heiress Alice Walton ($106 billion).
—Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The Row has earned industry acclaim, and backing from Chanel owners the Wertheimers as well as L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, positioning them firmly among elite American designers.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Set during the Great Depression, a Milwaukee detective’s quest to find a Wisconsin cheese heiress lands him in Hungary and on a collision course with history to meet Nazis, spies, and swing musicians in the octogenarian literary giant’s first novel in over a decade.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
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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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For some Obamacare beneficiaries, premiums are expected to more than double, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (aka KFF), a nonprofit health care research organization.—
Todd Spangler,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Gruden was the beneficiary of a key ruling in his case against the league in August as the Nevada Supreme Court determined that his case could proceed in court instead of arbitration.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Jakob Chychrun is built in a similar mold and is the heir apparent to Carlson.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The exhibition featured several designs, including pieces worn by Queen Mathilde, her eldest daughter and heir apparent Princess Elisabeth, as well as Queen Maxima.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
20 Feb. 2022
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Sometimes, assignees need to do tasks in a certain order, and the completion of some tasks might change what future tasks entail.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 July 2025
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As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 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 grantee is expected to finish their film within a year of receiving the funds.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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Joanne Cavanaugh Simpson, MFA, is a two-time Pulitzer Center grantee and adviser.—
Brian Simpson,
NPR,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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