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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).
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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
In the 1880s, a New York heiress with an active and unorthodox social life was declared a habitual drunkard, placed under a legal guardianship, and later confined to an asylum.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
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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
In the 1880s, a New York heiress with an active and unorthodox social life was declared a habitual drunkard, placed under a legal guardianship, and later confined to an asylum.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
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The outcome will determine not only the successor to Democratic Governor Phil Murphy but may also set the tone for party strategies in the 2026 congressional midterms.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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So who exactly is the man who will be leading the Dolphins’ front office while the team looks for a permanent successor to Grier?—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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After marveling at the park’s mud pots and hot springs, visitors to nearby Drakesbad Guest Ranch can be the direct beneficiaries of that volcanic activity as well, with therapeutic soaks in Drake’s Bath available seasonally, plus massages offered by reservation.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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The other key beneficiary has been macro hedge funds, which invest in macroeconomic and geopolitical trends using equities, bonds, currencies, commodities and other assets.—
Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 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
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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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That line belongs to Triss Merigold, who is shocked when Yennefer pulls a small jade statue out of her decolletage and transforms it back into Francesca Findabair, the elven queen still grieving the loss of both her husband and her infant heir.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The Lauder family, heirs to the Estee Lauder fortune, have given over $2 million to anti-Mamdani committees.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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The grantee is the person who is instructed to receive the assets from the trust (aka, the beneficiary).—
Jasmin Suknanan,
CNBC,
29 Oct. 2025
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Palfrey noted other government funding cuts, including to the US Agency for International Development and other federal grants, have meant that organizations like the MacArthur Foundation are already racing to disburse money to their grantees to help plug the gaps.—
Vittoria Elliott,
Wired News,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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