Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirs apparent
Noun
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Both Anne and Benjamin are quickly disabused of any illusion that their father might have taken them seriously as contributors to the business, let alone potential successors.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025 -
Boards under pressure for growth routinely make the wrong choice—rationalizing the damage as a problem for their successors.—
Andrew King,
Fortune,
20 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When Intake Data Doesn’t Hold Up Too often, law firms retain thousands of claimants who, on paper, appear to meet the legal criteria.—
Arnold Sotelo,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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While the total settlement was among the largest in tech privacy history, individual payouts are expected to be modest due to the scale of claimants.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
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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
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“Heirs apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs%20apparent. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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