Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirs apparent
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Leibniz’s notation catches on because his circle of collaborators takes it and runs with it, and their successors — people like Euler and Lagrange and Laplace — develop analysis into a whole discipline in continental Europe over the next century.—
John Pavlus,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026 -
That b/1 was followed up by two more steel successors, with equally striking stone dials.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
20 Mar. 2026
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The comments follow remarks from Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío, who indicated the government could offer a lump-sum compensation package to American claimants.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Two of the claimants were complainants who gave evidence during Spacey's 2023 criminal trial in London, where the now 66-year-old actor was acquitted of all charges.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Additionally, only about 2,000 pieces of furniture were returned to survivors or heirs.—
Shannon Fogg,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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In certain cases, heirs will no longer need a probate court order if the total value of the property is $7,500 or less.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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On deck to present was PMB Capital partner Taylor Baird and Edged Data Centers chief investment officer John Callahan, along with representatives from the city of Fort Worth.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Team representatives wrote in the lobbying material that the Blazers’ future in Portland was at stake — and that a departure would threaten the city’s turnaround from pandemic-era headlines about downtown retail vacancies and crime.—
Conrad Wilson,
ProPublica,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Heirs apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs%20apparent. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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