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succeeder

noun

Definition of succeedernext
as in successor

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for succeeder
  1. successor
  2. inheritor
  3. claimant
  4. heir apparent
  5. representative
  6. heir
  7. legatee
  8. beneficiary
Noun
  • In 1999, Vladimir Putin became prime minister of Russia, chosen by President Yeltsin as his successor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Under the general rule in the current version of the statute, a negligence claimant found more than 50% at fault for their own harm may be barred from recovering damages, while a lower percentage reduces recoverable damages proportionally.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Only about a third resulted in discretionary payments, totaling less than 4% of what claimants had sought.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of claimant
Noun
  • That Apple is the heir apparent to NBC’s comedy legacy is admittedly surprising.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The second is Phillippe, doppelgänger to mom Reese Witherspoon and heir apparent to her rom-com throne.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of heir apparent
Noun
  • This creates a race to the bottom, where sales representatives trade margin for volume to hit their quotas.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Fire survivors can apply online, but the outreach center has representatives available to answer questions and guide applicants through what can be a confusing process.
    — Kenny Choi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Rabbi Noah Farkas is president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, the organization to which Marei von Saher, sole heir of Dutch Jewish art dealer Jacques Goudstikker, has signed over her rights.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Two new lawsuits, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday, by Jewish heirs or their representatives seek the return of artwork taken by the Nazis during World War II and now held by prominent museums.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • 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
  • As tech giants race to expand computing infrastructure, Nvidia has emerged as the single biggest beneficiary of the current AI boom.
    — , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The group includes at least 113 former beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status, who were deported mere days after being detained in the United States, according to Haitian government records.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of beneficiary
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