as in descendents
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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Recent Examples of heirs
Excluding The Next Generation Shielding heirs from financial discussions and then expecting stewardship later rarely works.
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Ellie Perlman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Families usually come to him when the next generation has little interest in taking over the ranch or the heirs can’t come to an agreement.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Unlike previous heirs, George has always attended coed day schools, a careful move by William and Kate that royal author Sally Bedell Smith says is significant.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Philip Wrigley’s heirs sold the property in 1981.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Legal advocacy groups are also working to reform heirs’ property laws and help Black families reclaim or retain ancestral land.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
From there, the heirs could receive the cash flow early enough to cover those estate taxes without impulsive liquidation in the throes of grief and pressure.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
This is when other heirs could make a claim for surplus funds.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, a life insurance policy on the life of each owner can provide the funds needed to exchange the shares with the deceased owner’s heirs who inherited them, regardless of when death occurs.
—Lina Storm, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Ellie Perlman, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Families usually come to him when the next generation has little interest in taking over the ranch or the heirs can’t come to an agreement.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
Unlike previous heirs, George has always attended coed day schools, a careful move by William and Kate that royal author Sally Bedell Smith says is significant.
—Simon Perry, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Philip Wrigley’s heirs sold the property in 1981.
—Amy Bizzarri, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
Legal advocacy groups are also working to reform heirs’ property laws and help Black families reclaim or retain ancestral land.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025
From there, the heirs could receive the cash flow early enough to cover those estate taxes without impulsive liquidation in the throes of grief and pressure.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
This is when other heirs could make a claim for surplus funds.
—Ben Wieder and, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
For example, a life insurance policy on the life of each owner can provide the funds needed to exchange the shares with the deceased owner’s heirs who inherited them, regardless of when death occurs.
—Lina Storm, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirs
inheritors
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In reality, what felled her was not just one gangster’s greed but an entire organization’s—the inheritors of Rothstein’s operation—zeroing in on a mom-and-pop, or at least a mom, business, as big enterprises always do.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Heirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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