successor

noun

Definition of successornext
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 The bigger successors are both 328-foot expedition yachts (or boutique cruise ships) designed for charter. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 July 2026 Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited China in 2008 and 2013, and Chinese President Hu visited India in 2006, followed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in 2013 and Hu’s successor, Xi Jinping, in 2014. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 That phone is the successor to last year’s Galaxy Z Fold 7, but the Z Fold 8 is new—the company’s first wide-body foldable designed for media over multitasking. — ArsTechnica, 22 July 2026 Tenisha Warner, who married The Cosby Show actor in 2022, has filed two lawsuits against her mother-in-law, Pamela Warner, who serves as successor trustee of her late son’s Warner Family Trust. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for successor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successor
  1. replacement
  2. deputy
  3. assistant
  4. representative
  5. attorney
  6. substitute
  7. agent
  8. stand-in
Noun
  • Those close to Villa say Rogers was worth 14 goals a season, so sourcing a replacement was critical.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The Panthers had already moved to protect themselves on the left side, signing veteran tackle Rasheed Walker in March as a potential replacement for Ekwonu.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of replacement
Noun
  • Outside of the president, no one in Washington has more input in crafting ICE’s strategy than White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller, White House border czar Tom Homan, and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin.
    — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
  • In Venezuela, the US left Maduro’s government in place under the control of his deputy, Delcy Rodríguez; the country was forced to open up its oil and mining to US investors, but not to democratise.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 19 July 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • That’s according to the European Commission, which is now cracking down on what that means for AI assistants.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • The video assistant referee, on the whole, was judged to have been a success.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • Three candidates are vying to represent southeast Olathe as the state representative for Kansas’ 78th district.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Each of the representatives will receive a $15,000 grant from MLS to support their organization.
    — Alex Zietlow July 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Patrick Clancy appears to share a similar perspective to the one put forward by his wife’s attorney and the lawsuit.
    — Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • The Innocence Project persuaded a top trial attorney, Hubert Santos, to advocate for Smith’s release.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • Elgersma, a 22-year-old midfielder who starred at Redlands High, entered his second MLS match as a late substitute and ruined Roman Bürki’s clean sheet.
    — Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • Moreover, topping up on certain vitamins is no substitute for a healthy, balanced diet.
    — Cat Rainsford, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Definition of substitute
Noun
  • His body was found two days later, on July 6, facedown in the water off the shoreline of Horn Island by a National Park Service agent.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • With Agentic Mode, the interface is hidden, and the agent can only use the logins and one-time passcodes explicitly approved for the current task.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • SpongeBob is the obvious stand-in for Odysseus, while King Neptune fills the role of Poseidon, the vengeful god of the sea.
    — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
  • Its main subject seems to be Tim’s malaise—and, perhaps, a broader contemporary malaise for which Tim’s is meant to be a stand-in.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of stand-in

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