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
Four of the female CEOs among that cohort have already announced their impending exits; their successors are all men.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Within minutes of when the Nittany Lions fired James Franklin, names of potential successors began to emerge.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Conceived by Lotus-founder Colin Chapman as a race car pure and simple, the Lotus Seven and its spiritual successor the Caterham, proved so successful that the cars have been banned repeatedly for their dominance on the track.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
For now, it is thought that his youngest, Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, 20, may be his only choice for a nuclear successor.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Within minutes of when the Nittany Lions fired James Franklin, names of potential successors began to emerge.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Conceived by Lotus-founder Colin Chapman as a race car pure and simple, the Lotus Seven and its spiritual successor the Caterham, proved so successful that the cars have been banned repeatedly for their dominance on the track.
—Robert Ross, Robb Report, 28 Oct. 2025
For now, it is thought that his youngest, Prince Dipangkorn Rasmijoti, 20, may be his only choice for a nuclear successor.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successor
Noun
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After losing star tight end Tucker Kraft , who led the team with 489 yards receiving and six touchdowns, to a season-ending ACL injury, Green Bay was on the hunt to find a suitable replacement.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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With a focus on quality and accessibility, Pisen's product offerings include power banks, chargers, cables, audio accessories, car accessories, portable power stations, and phone replacement parts.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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Walter Gino Antonio became the final victim Antonio, 61, a security guard and Brevard County reserve deputy, was found along a remote Dixie County road wearing only socks.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Authorities have confirmed a man fatally stabbed last week was the husband of the woman that Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested on suspicion of his killing.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Angela Bettis gives one of the best horror performances of the decade as the title character, a deeply lonely veterinary assistant and amateur taxidermist with a lazy eye and no friends, who loses her already tenuous grip on reality after experiencing one too many romantic rejections.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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The teaching assistant was seated on the floor with a luggage strap looped around her neck and tied to a closet doorknob.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Pearce, 43, was sentenced to 146 years to life in state prison Wednesday, a representative for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Guardian also reported that in 2001, Andrew was appointed as the government’s trade representative, a role that required him to travel abroad and help secure business for British companies.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Sherrill, also a former federal prosecutor and attorney, entered politics less than a decade ago when she was elected to Congress in 2018.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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In addition to Kardashian and Watts, the attorneys will be played by Niecy Nash-Betts, Glenn Close, Teyana Taylor and Sarah Paulson, along with clients played by guest stars Brooke Shields, Jessica Simpson, Judith Light and Rick Springfield.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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In Normal, Odenkirk plays an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Do not take this as a substitute for sitting down with someone in a white coat to tell you what’s what.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Products from companies like Cogent Security, 7AI, Prophet, and Dropzone AI, for instance, automate some of the routine defensive tactics that companies perform, using agents to send out alerts and escalate incident reports.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sandra Vergara is the newest real estate agent on Selling Sunset season 9.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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It is generally just used as a stand-in for freedom.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Then there was a dog that did the running, a dog that did the fighting, and a dog that was a stand-in, because only humans can work 14 hours a day without needing a nap.—
NPR,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Successor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successor. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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