Thesaurus results for SUCCESSOR

successor

noun

Definition of successor

as in replacement

a person who has a job, position, or title after someone else; someone who succeeds another person The CEO's successor used to be the vice president here. the successor to the throne

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Recent Examples of successor Maria would spend years debating the ideas of early economics with Malthus, his friends, and eventually his successor, helping to influence their thinking and inform their research. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 The former president delivered a blistering critique of his successor — watch here. — Jamie Ross, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2026 While Usher was off basking in the afterglow of Confessions, maturing into a divorcé in the mid-2000s, the R&B world was already priming itself for a new-school successor. — Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026 The unrest is testing Macron’s authority in the final months of his presidency before voters choose his successor in May. — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for successor

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Noun

The university admissions replacement system still has to be designed, and legal changes may be needed — leaving crucial decisions unresolved even as the government seeks to persuade students to end their protests.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Unsupported systems need replacement plans or documented interim controls.

— Aliasgar Dohadwala, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of replacement

Noun

Yotova's main challenger is economist Andrei Gyurov, a former deputy governor of the central bank and caretaker prime minister who led the country in the early months of 2026.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
The video shows four deputies running after Garza along Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, with Garza facing the deputies several times while holding an object in his hands.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

Independents are the least impressed by current representation in Washington; only 36% say their representative should be reelected, while 9% say most should be.

— Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Still, there’s no question life will be different for the outgoing state representative.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of representative

Noun

The city attorney will finalize the formal contract for future council ratification.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
All three men are planning to address the court, and their attorneys will give a presentation on each brother’s behalf, according to court filings.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of attorney

Noun

What subscription biomarker testing cannot replace Experts caution that these panels are a supplement, not a substitute, for primary care.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Severe altitude illness is treated by descending and getting medical care – another cup of coca tea is not an adequate substitute.

— Andrés Henao, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of substitute

Noun

According to Jáuregui’s defense team, the federal prosecutor’s office said the agents were close to the person who led the operation, the Chihuahua investigations chief who was one of two deceased Mexicans.

— María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Even nicotine-free formulas contain flavorings and solvent agents like propylene glycol and vegetable glycerin.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of agent

Noun

More comparisons show up in an Allrecipes roundup of Aldi copycats, which flags Clancy’s Original Potato Chips as an alternative to Lay’s and Choceur Peanut Butter Cups as a stand-in for Reese’s.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Rogers makes for a wickedly shrewd Ericka, a new student from Ohio and our Cady Heron stand-in.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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