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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirs apparent
Noun
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Though Xi, 72, retains a firm grip on power, the lack of successors has raised fears of an internecine struggle, The New York Times reported.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
24 Oct. 2025 -
The play focuses on the assassination of the title character by a conspiracy headed by Brutus and Cassius and the defeat of the conspirators in battle by Caesar’s successors, the triumvirate of Marc Antony, Octavian, and Lepidus.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Elizabeth’s determination not to settle the succession gave rise to fierce rivalry between the claimants to the English throne, among them Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James VI; James’s cousin Arbella Stuart; Lady Katherine Grey and her descendants; and Henry Hastings, Earl of Huntingdon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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In October 2024, there were 43,250,829 claimants.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images The Lauder family, heirs to the Estee Lauder fortune, have given over $2 million to anti-Mamdani committees.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Kind Hearts and Coronets, the 1949 feature starring Alec Guinness, centers on the distant relative of a Duke, who plots to inherit the title by murdering eight heirs ahead of him in the line of succession.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Later, on June 26, PCC organized a conference call between Shannon, Arielle and Army CID representatives to share updates and establish ongoing communication.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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After an informal question and answer session with several representatives from TCEQ, more than a dozen people stepped to the microphone to deliver comments on the proposal.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Heirs apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs%20apparent. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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