succeeders

Definition of succeedersnext
plural of succeeder

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Noun
  • Leibniz’s notation catches on because his circle of collaborators takes it and runs with it, and their successors — people like Euler and Lagrange and Laplace — develop analysis into a whole discipline in continental Europe over the next century.
    John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • That b/1 was followed up by two more steel successors, with equally striking stone dials.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The comments follow remarks from Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Carlos Fernández de Cossío, who indicated the government could offer a lump-sum compensation package to American claimants.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Two of the claimants were complainants who gave evidence ​during Spacey's 2023 criminal trial in London, where ​the now 66-year-old actor was acquitted of all charges.
    Reuters, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Cerulli Associates estimates $105 trillion in wealth will be passed down to heirs through 2048, with $54 trillion going to spouses.
    Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The Chapek chapter and previous succession about-faces that saw presumed heirs-apparent like Tom Staggs leave the company were blemishes on Iger’s otherwise strong record.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On deck to present was PMB Capital partner Taylor Baird and Edged Data Centers chief investment officer John Callahan, along with representatives from the city of Fort Worth.
    Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Team representatives wrote in the lobbying material that the Blazers’ future in Portland was at stake — and that a departure would threaten the city’s turnaround from pandemic-era headlines about downtown retail vacancies and crime.
    Conrad Wilson, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Succeeders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/succeeders. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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