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
Facing impeachment, Richard Nixon left office in 1974 and was quickly pardoned by his successor, Gerald Ford.
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Lorna Veraldi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Then, in 2024, Baldo departed for Mulberry and du Rusquec was appointed as successor.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
But a successor to ZSNES has arrived.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The state will soon set a date for voters to select Scott's successor, with the decision expected to shape Georgia's political future.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Lorna Veraldi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Then, in 2024, Baldo departed for Mulberry and du Rusquec was appointed as successor.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2026
But a successor to ZSNES has arrived.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
The state will soon set a date for voters to select Scott's successor, with the decision expected to shape Georgia's political future.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successor
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But Democrats said there has been a history of Republican majorities overriding Democratic recommendations when choosing replacements on boards.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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Jaber would also like to see another Arab American serving on the school board, which has seen multiple resignations and replacements in the past few years.—
Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Gerard Moorer, 42, of Chicago, who served as Davis’ deputy district director and ran unsuccessfully for the statehouse himself in 2020, was charged in the nine-page indictment with three counts of wire fraud, each of which is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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An Israeli official told CNN that Israel believes the deputy commander of the Radwan force was also hurt in the attack.—
Alejandra Jaramillo,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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The Google Health app already works with data from other apps and devices, but the AI assistant within it is only available for Pixel Watch and Fitbit products today.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The post directed interested candidates to apply online, and email resumes to Mansfield ISD assistant athletic director Dawn Mailloux-Smith and head football coach and athletic coordinator Kirk Thor.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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At the same commission meeting, officials urged the Fontainebleau to meet with the neighborhood association and voted to have Meiner, the mayor, act as the city’s representative in the discussions.—
Aaron Leibowitz,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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Following a political career spanning five decades, Webster is not seeking re-election as the representative for Florida’s 11th district, which takes in a wide swath of west Central Florida.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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Adrienna Wong, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said Wednesday’s vote showed city leaders taking action on an issue that was personal to them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Neither Moorer nor his attorney could immediately be reached for comment.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The substitute looks up and sends a shot crashing against the post from a tight angle.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the CMS Fraud Defense Operations Center stopped nearly $185 million in improper payments to suspect providers billing for skin substitutes.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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The 32-year-old Minter was coming off August 2024 hip labrum and microfracture surgery when the Mets signed him to a free-agent contract ahead of the 2025 season.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Also, why did the other sub-agents not refuse?—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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If courts conclude that NIL is being used as a stand-in for wages and should be treated as such, schools may have to reckon with what their NIL contracts really are.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Danny DeVito, Will Sampson and Brad Dourif costar as fellow patients who are inspired by McMurphy to rise up against the conformity and cruelty of the institution, an obvious stand-in for the social upheaval of the time period.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Successor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successor. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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