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heiress

noun

Definition of heiressnext
as in successor

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Recent Examples of heiress Move over Taylor Swift, Kansas City Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt has some headlines of her own to make. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Previously a producer who would partner with the major studios on theatrical film releases, the Oracle heiress decided to go it alone and distribute her own movies. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 When Phoebe Hunt, a documentarian for Tempus Tours, discovers that a real estate heiress who didn’t return from a journey is actually a suspicious woman from Phoebe’s past, Phoebe races to stop history from being rewritten. — Monitor Reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026 The heiress was photographed with her stepmother and father at the Gucci fashion show in February 2013. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 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
  • As part of an agreement between Goldstein and government leaders, the museum’s founding director will no longer participate in the selection of his successor, leading up to Kanal’s opening.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In a personalist system, leadership prizes loyalty, China expert Minxin Pei told The Beijing Brief podcast, with the consequence that strong figures — potential successors — tend to get weeded out.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • The biggest beneficiary of Douglas’ absence will likely be wide receiver Jalen Tolbert.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At the Conference, execs from three beneficiaries — Casa Mundo Cero, Aurora Media and Itaca Films — talked up the benefits.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of beneficiary
Noun
  • That Apple is the heir apparent to NBC’s comedy legacy is admittedly surprising.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The second is Phillippe, doppelgänger to mom Reese Witherspoon and heir apparent to her rom-com throne.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of heir apparent
Noun
  • 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
  • When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2020
Definition of devisee
Noun
  • 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
  • Rabbi Noah Farkas is president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, the organization to which Marei von Saher, sole heir of Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, has signed over her rights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Two new lawsuits, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, by Jewish heirs or their representatives seek the return of artwork taken by the Nazis during World War II and now held by prominent museums.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • Ticket sales from Comic Relief Live power all our work, from funding grantee partners helping children on the ground to driving the community events and public campaigns that inspire people to get involved.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Michal Ruprecht spent a month reporting in Uganda as a Stanford Global Health Media Fellow and Pulitzer Center grantee.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of grantee

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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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