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 Trump’s successors will need to salvage his defective effort to help guide this transition. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026 D’Agostini served as sheriff for 12 years and endorsed Leikauf as his successor. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026 Per sources close to the situation, a successor to Lin won’t be named until the arrival of Peter Rice, who is taking over Netflix’s Chief Content Officer role from Bajaria. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026 His successor, Bennett, had been among its fiercest critics, raising the prospect that the arrangement might finally end. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for successor

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Noun

Mixing wand finish is oxidizing for mixing lacks replacement with stainless steel material.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Ty Dieffenbach isn’t going anywhere Heading into his first start at the Power Four level, there was still talk from coach Bob Chesney that there was a battle for Iamaleava’s replacement between Dieffenbach and Madden Iamaleava.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of replacement

Noun

Tracy Rieff is stepping down from his role of deputy fire chief after 36 years of volunteering with the Farmington Fire Department.

— Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
But while critics on the Israeli right railed against the deal, Netanyahu’s deputies worked behind the scenes to preserve it, according to correspondence obtained by TIME.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

In 2019 he was appointed deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
The legal questions are also different from those raised by earlier smart speakers and voice assistants.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of assistant

Noun

Bezos hasn’t publicly confirmed the deal, and representatives for Bezos didn’t immediately respond to Fortune’s request for comment.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Delja Hancock, a motor vehicle representative for the DMV, joined the strike at its headquarters.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of representative

Noun

In addition to the return of her property, Omar's attorneys are demanding that the Justice Department preserve any audio and video that was taken during the search, according to the letter.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Sims, an attorney was 34th District representative from 2012 to 2018.

— Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of attorney

Noun

At times, Zukenee’s chameleonic range and ironic language can feel like a shrewd substitute for vulnerability.

— Narsimha Gour Chintaluri, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
America can point to tankers still transiting Hormuz, but shipping that depends on costly military protection and remains under threat is a poor substitute for normal trade.

— Ali Vaez, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of substitute

Noun

Anyone seeking to hold federal agents accountable must be prepared for a long wait, says Borchetta.

— Philip Wang, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Child welfare agents said abuse may have occurred, but the perpetrator was unknown, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.

— Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of agent

Noun

Butternut squash works as a stand-in for canned pumpkin too, since the squash varieties used in most US brands are closer to butternut than to carving pumpkins.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
And a data center is an easy stand-in for bigger fears about AI, climate change, jobs and big tech.

— Adhum Carter Wolde-Lule, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

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