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
His successor, Michael Bloomberg, was elected as a Republican but is often viewed as politically distinct from the party.
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement If Hamas cannot retain its grip on Gaza, the PIJ is the most likely successor.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
What about the Titans firing his successor, Brian Callahan, who won as many games in Tennessee as Vrabel has here?
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Initial polls gave Rabin’s successor, Shimon Peres, a wide lead.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Advertisement If Hamas cannot retain its grip on Gaza, the PIJ is the most likely successor.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
What about the Titans firing his successor, Brian Callahan, who won as many games in Tennessee as Vrabel has here?
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Initial polls gave Rabin’s successor, Shimon Peres, a wide lead.
—Thomas Friedman, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successor
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Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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The buckets are used as a replacement for the standard cardboard Happy Meal box and can double as a candy pail to use for trick-or-treating on Halloween.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, about three-fourths of DEA agents, a third of US deputy marshals, and nearly all Homeland Security Investigations agents have been diverted to work on immigration, according to ICE documents detailing assignments through the end of August that were first obtained by the Cato Institute.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Few do, and the only Chelsea player who springs to mind as being as exciting as Palmer on the ball would be a risky choice as his deputy.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
15 Oct. 2025
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Steen, who is a special assistant to GM Doug Armstrong, joined the Blues in 2008.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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As Bond tells it, her assistant found Moo at a farm nearby.—
Anna Chan,
Billboard,
15 Oct. 2025
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Did the crisis highlight the Kafkaesque absurdity of Cold War politics by sparking an international circle-jerk between various representatives from South Korea, North Korea, Japan, America, and the Soviet Union?—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
15 Oct. 2025
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While the center is expected to be operational in the coming days, Egypt, Turkey and Qatar have yet to decide whether their representatives will be based there.—
Jennifer Griffin , Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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At the time, Robach was still married to actor Andrew Shue and Holmes was still married to attorney Marilee Fiebig.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Oct. 2025
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Scott, an attorney and former aspiring politician, was previously married to Ronna Romney from 1967 to 1992 and Sheri Jelalian from 2011 to 2016.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Mild and sweet, nutmeg is a natural substitute in custards, baked goods, and other types of desserts.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
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But high-tech substitutes aren't ready.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Two of Beane’s top free-agent signings, defensive end Michael Hoecht and defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, are returning from six-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing drugs policy.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Secret Service agents, immigration and border officers, airport security screeners, Coast Guard personnel, and Federal Emergency Management Agency emergency workers remain on the job.—
Terry Moseley,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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The protests are led by a youth movement which uses symbols — including a pirate flag from popular Japanese manga One Piece, a stand-in for confronting oppression — associated with demonstrations in other countries, including Morocco, Nepal, and Peru.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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When the ban was upheld, Machado named historian Corina Yoris as her stand-in candidate—a move widely seen as a protest against Maduro’s tightening control over Venezuela’s electoral system.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Successor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successor. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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