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succeeder

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Definition of succeeder

as in successor

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Noun

Less heralded but still beloved by Alpine connoisseurs of a certain age is its successor, the A310.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026
Do not confuse attendance with readiness; give successors real decisions before the transition.

— Rob Versaw, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of successor

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Young and middle-aged inheritors are more digitally savvy and activism-oriented than older generations.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
The hope behind the request was that the proud inheritor of the Byzantine empire could escape its associations with a pretty derpy American bird.

— Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of inheritor

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Under an across-the-board percentage cut, the early claimant takes another reduction from an already smaller check.

— Ray R. Harris, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
In California, a judge needs to approve the sale of a settlement payout after finding it in the best interest of the claimant.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of claimant

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The trustees feared that if something happened to him, his heir apparent, Robert Kahn, would replace him, and it was known that Kahn had Zionistic inclinations.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
That Apple is the heir apparent to NBC’s comedy legacy is admittedly surprising.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of heir apparent

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Dori Media, which produces film and TV out of Tel Aviv, Zurich and Buenos Aires, was approached by representatives for Sphereorigin about working together on a film.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Attempts to reach representatives for Jackson were unsuccessful Wednesday.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of representative

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The series follows a private investigator who arrives in a small coastal town to investigate the disappearance of a young heir to a powerful fishery.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
David Munson, 67, is a fourth-generation heir of his Texas family’s stock and oil wealth and told Fortune his father talked openly about finances—but also made the kids sell eggs to the neighbors to earn their own money.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 9 Oct. 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

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Hyperscalers are pouring billions into data centers, and Broadcom, which designs custom AI chips for them, has been one of the biggest beneficiaries.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Based on the delays reported by beneficiaries, could TruStage be in violation of Illinois insurance regulations?

— Megan De Mar, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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