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
In 2019, the Gusman family heirs sued the city to reclaim ownership of the property, arguing that a reversion clause in the deed had been triggered when the Miami Parking Authority stepped back from managing the building.
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Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Colonial repression and factionalism divided nationalists and left them fighting bitterly over who were the true heirs to the March First Movement.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Outdated or missing beneficiary designations are common and can lead to delays, unintended distributions or even disputes among heirs.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Yes, when givers are reluctant to discuss money, heirs can encourage and frame talks with family dynamics in mind, Hess-Verdon said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
His daughter, philanthropist Mitzi Perdue, widow of the late poultry magnate Frank Perdue, is among the heirs selling the 104-acre spread for $15 million, co-listed with Compass agents Sean Bakhtiari and Colby Coppage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
The Emmy® statuette may not be reproduced or used in any commercial manner unless otherwise permitted by the Academies, it being understood that possession of the same is solely for the benefit of the recipient and the recipient's heirs or successors in interest.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
The will instructs heirs to sell a 15% stake in the Italian fashion house within 18 months and later transfer an additional stake to the same buyer between three and five years after his death, or pursue an initial public offering, the news agency said, citing the will.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Under the agreement, Lachlan is buying out the stakes of three of Rupert Murdoch’s other children — James Murdoch, Prudence MacLeod and Elisabeth Murdoch — who had challenged their father’s ability to restructure his heirs’ oversight of both corporations.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Colonial repression and factionalism divided nationalists and left them fighting bitterly over who were the true heirs to the March First Movement.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Outdated or missing beneficiary designations are common and can lead to delays, unintended distributions or even disputes among heirs.
—Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Yes, when givers are reluctant to discuss money, heirs can encourage and frame talks with family dynamics in mind, Hess-Verdon said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
His daughter, philanthropist Mitzi Perdue, widow of the late poultry magnate Frank Perdue, is among the heirs selling the 104-acre spread for $15 million, co-listed with Compass agents Sean Bakhtiari and Colby Coppage.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
The Emmy® statuette may not be reproduced or used in any commercial manner unless otherwise permitted by the Academies, it being understood that possession of the same is solely for the benefit of the recipient and the recipient's heirs or successors in interest.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
The will instructs heirs to sell a 15% stake in the Italian fashion house within 18 months and later transfer an additional stake to the same buyer between three and five years after his death, or pursue an initial public offering, the news agency said, citing the will.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Under the agreement, Lachlan is buying out the stakes of three of Rupert Murdoch’s other children — James Murdoch, Prudence MacLeod and Elisabeth Murdoch — who had challenged their father’s ability to restructure his heirs’ oversight of both corporations.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirs
inheritors
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This is challenging, in part because loneliness is such a familiar theme in the 21st-century Indian American novel (blame Jhumpa Lahiri and her literary inheritors).—
Sanjena Sathian,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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The very idea of an alliance will be strange and scary to the inheritors of the Non-Aligned Movement, which India helped spearhead during the Cold War.—
KURT M. CAMPBELL,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Heirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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