heiress

noun

Definition of heiressnext
as in successor

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Recent Examples of heiress Although the original show's Maddie, played by Ashley Tisdale, didn't make the move to the sea, the nautical version did board its hotel heiress, London (Brenda Song), and introduced us to Jessie's Debby Ryan. — Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026 It's named after Gilded Age heiress Arabella Duval Huntington; her very captivating (and at times spicy) life is playfully chronicled in murals on the bar walls. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026 Robert was also previously married to heiress and costume designer Christophe de Menil, who died in August 2025 at the age of 92. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026 The effort has secured major donations from the foundations of the late Univision owner Jerry Perenchio, media heiress Wallis Annenberg and former NPR CEO Jarl Mohn, as well as Jack Black and his wife Tanya Haden, who’s worked as a puppeteer on multiple Muppets projects. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for heiress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
  1. successor
  2. beneficiary
  3. heir apparent
  4. devisee
  5. assignee
  6. heir
  7. grantee
Noun
  • Newsom pledged that his final budget would not only close the chronic deficit but leave his successor — presumably Xavier Becerra — with a healthy fiscal situation.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Even if the next emanation is discovered within months, Tibetans face a perhaps two-decade interregnum while his successor comes of age.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • Bipartisan oversight and means testing for higher income beneficiaries can also help extend solvency without burdening working families.
    — Brent Andersen, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
  • Security analysts and world leaders alike have highlighted that Ukraine increasingly has something to offer allies and shouldn’t be seen as a mere beneficiary of military support and donations.
    — Sam Meredith,Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 July 2026
Definition of beneficiary
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  • Messi, ever the showman, scored a stunning hat trick—his first ever in a World Cup—for the 3–0 win, and was subbed out in the seventy-ninth minute for Nico Paz (suggested by some to be his heir apparent), to a standing ovation.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
  • An heir apparent to Draymond Green.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Definition of heir apparent
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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
Definition of devisee
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  • Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.
    — Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of assignee
Noun
  • Mojtaba Khamenei, Khamenei’s son and expectant heir, is notably absent.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
  • The Prince of Wales sadly won’t be attending Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce‘s wedding Friday in New York City, but the heir to the British throne nonetheless made sure to offer some royal prestige to events.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 July 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • In that environment, the organizations and funders who keep operating as if every problem can be solved by a single grantee will deliver diminishing returns.
    — Frédérique Irwin, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Dollar amounts are no specified but grantees will use the money for general unrestricted operating expenses.
    — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 4 June 2026
Definition of grantee

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