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succeeder

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as in successor

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Noun

An official announcement naming his successor is widely expected before the end of 2026, though Amazon MGM has not confirmed a timeline.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
However, the bones may also be those of Aelfwig’s successor, Wulboth, who died in 1049 and was likely buried on the grounds as well.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of successor

Noun

Eric Bauza, the contemporary inheritor of Mel Blanc’s legacy at Looney Tunes and a three-time Emmy winner, is dead at 46.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
The bodybuilders in Mustapha’s focus are the inheritors of that model, using their Hulk-like muscles to exert temporary power over homegrown overlords who keep them in a kind of class subjugation.

— Jay Weissberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of inheritor

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The claimant’s counsel says the client has been hospitalized for months and examined by more than 10 doctors.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2026
Their claims have languished for years or been rejected; one claimant has waited more than nine years.

— Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of claimant

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The company has no public succession plan, and Huang has no obvious heir apparent.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
At age 44, the celebrity high school coach is about to come to Raleigh, bringing along his son Gunner as the team’s heir apparent, four-star quarterback.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of heir apparent

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The Times reached out to the actor’s representatives for details including the birth date and gender of the child but did not hear back.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Haaland’s jewelry—firefly earrings and a beaded necklace—nodded at the style of accessories that is representative of Native style and fashion.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of representative

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Michael’s only daughter says she has been forced to spend her own resources to ask the court to order a partial distribution of $600 million to the heirs’ family trust as the beneficiary of Jackson’s estate.

— Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026
Ruiz-Picasso’s complaint was made on behalf of nine heirs to the artist.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of heir

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The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.

— David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024

Definition of legatee

Noun

Based on the size of Jed’s cattle ranch — conspicuously vast for a man on a government salary — the judge is likely also the scheme’s principal beneficiary.

— Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2026
The amount of his withdrawal is computed using the year specified in the Single Life Expectancy Table using the age of the beneficiary the year following the death of the IRA owner.

— Elliot Raphaelson, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

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