succeeder

Definition of succeedernext

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Noun
  • When members of Congress retire, people often look to their children or the children of politicians residing in the district as possible successors.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Yet while most wound up being little more than footnotes in the books, Lamborghini managed to build a new mid-engined monster that would prove a successful successor to its forebears on children’s bedroom walls and in rich men’s driveways alike.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The initiative positions Arkansas as the sole inheritor and national administrator of the fund.
    Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Yet with so much information—and so many competing voices—many inheritors won’t know where to begin.
    Massy Williams, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • In October 2024, there were 43,250,829 claimants.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rafael Marchán has never played more than 42 games in a season, and although Philadelphia's farm system is strong on the whole, there's no heir apparent behind the plate that's close to making a major league debut.
    Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The strongman leader broke precedent to remain head of the party and the state for a third term starting in 2022, and has so far avoided elevating an heir apparent.
    Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The pork is marinated for 12 to 24 hours in a special blend of Mexican spices mixed with orange juice, according to a restaurant representative, and cooked for five to six hours.
    Alexa Stone January 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Her representatives quickly shut down the claims.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Motier Ventures, one of the most active family offices per Fintrx’s data, was founded by Guillaume Houzé, the 44-year-old, fifth-generation heir to French department store chain Galeries Lafayette.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Still, the predominant image of Levi Strauss heir Lurie is that of an earnest problem solver blending private sector agility with an ability to experiment with public policy.
    Thomas D. Elias, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Since at least World War I, some legatees of Ivy League privilege have deployed their advantages to oppose injustices and support workers, often against these defectors’ own comfortable families’ and college classmates’ interests, and often at some risk to themselves.
    Jim Sleeper, The New Republic, 4 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • When his term began in January 2020, there were 37,100,836 SNAP beneficiaries nationwide.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
  • An analysis by the progressive Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that in the 12 months that ended September 2024, just over one-third of beneficiaries received the maximum amount.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Succeeder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeder. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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