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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
  • In 1999, Vladimir Putin became prime minister of Russia, chosen by President Yeltsin as his successor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • As tech giants race to expand computing infrastructure, Nvidia has emerged as the single biggest beneficiary of the current AI boom.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The group includes at least 113 former beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status, who were deported mere days after being detained in the United States, according to Haitian government records.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of beneficiary
Noun
  • Wide Receiver, Isaac TeSlaa, Detroit Lions Getty Images TeSlaa is the heir apparent to a starting position in the Lions wide receiver room.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The current heir apparent is Prince George, full name George Alexander Louis.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 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
  • Sadek, a young Tunisian in Zurich, becomes the lover of a chocolate heir while the world’s cacao is dying.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
  • In those cases, a house becomes heirs’ property, a somewhat aloof legal term that can have devastating real-world impacts as a common driver of involuntary home loss, legal experts say.
    — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • 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
  • But once the extra antiviolence dollars were approved, Novelo said CDPH allocated more of the additional funds to the other grantee, Metropolitan Family Services.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of grantee

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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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