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Recent Examples of heiress
At the time, Louisville didn’t have a rehabilitation center, and so the heiress traveled to New York to receive care at The Rusk Institute.
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, an heiress who marries a seductive baron, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), and moves into his enormous, decaying mansion — which is also inhabited by Thomas' enigmatic sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain).
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
In Ware’s book, Anne is an heiress who spends most her time in Norway, while Richard is a minor lord, entrepreneur, and party boy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The charity affair sailing to Norway is hosted by terminally ill shipping heiress Anne Bullmer (Lisa Loven Kongsli) and her husband Richard (Guy Pearce), benefitting their foundation.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, an heiress who marries a seductive baron, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), and moves into his enormous, decaying mansion — which is also inhabited by Thomas' enigmatic sister, Lucille (Jessica Chastain).
—Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
In Ware’s book, Anne is an heiress who spends most her time in Norway, while Richard is a minor lord, entrepreneur, and party boy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
The charity affair sailing to Norway is hosted by terminally ill shipping heiress Anne Bullmer (Lisa Loven Kongsli) and her husband Richard (Guy Pearce), benefitting their foundation.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
Noun
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When members of Congress retire, people often look to their children or the children of politicians residing in the district as possible successors.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Yet while most wound up being little more than footnotes in the books, Lamborghini managed to build a new mid-engined monster that would prove a successful successor to its forebears on children’s bedroom walls and in rich men’s driveways alike.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
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When his term began in January 2020, there were 37,100,836 SNAP beneficiaries nationwide.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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An analysis by the progressive Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that in the 12 months that ended September 2024, just over one-third of beneficiaries received the maximum amount.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rafael Marchán has never played more than 42 games in a season, and although Philadelphia's farm system is strong on the whole, there's no heir apparent behind the plate that's close to making a major league debut.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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The strongman leader broke precedent to remain head of the party and the state for a third term starting in 2022, and has so far avoided elevating an heir apparent.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 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
Noun
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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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Motier Ventures, one of the most active family offices per Fintrx’s data, was founded by Guillaume Houzé, the 44-year-old, fifth-generation heir to French department store chain Galeries Lafayette.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
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Still, the predominant image of Levi Strauss heir Lurie is that of an earnest problem solver blending private sector agility with an ability to experiment with public policy.—
Thomas D. Elias,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Because Scott’s gifts are unrestricted—meaning the donation can be used at the discretion of the grantee—there’s no concrete evidence that Scott’s 2021 or 2025 donations went directly to SJP or AMP.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Jan. 2026
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My understanding is that, while most Arizona title companies don't like to insure conveyances of real property by a quit claim deed, if there is no other option, e.g., the grantor has recently become incompetent or is very ill, a grantee such as your wife should be able to get insurable title.—
Christopher A. Combs,
AZCentral.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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