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 Inside the glass vial lies the successor to the French company’s award-winning hair tonic, amped up with research into how the scalp’s microbiome influences your locks. — Dan Michel, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026 The former corporate lawyer and board member had worked for years to position himself as a strong economic hand to take the reins from Angela Merkel and her successor Olaf Scholz. — Anna Noryskiewicz, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 For example, if the ballot measure were in effect and the governor was recalled, the lieutenant governor would take their place until a successor was picked in a special election. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Hoeld will oversee Puma’s sales organization and subsidiaries until a successor is appointed. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for successor

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Noun

Someone had to volunteer to cycle to the nearest village and cadge a replacement, fifteen kilometres each way, some of it on a narrow lane through tall hacks of dense grass.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Nathan is happy to blame Joe for the fact that guest Michelle fully broke her shoulder while tubing and will need replacement surgery once back home.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of replacement

Noun

Know More The Pentagon has negotiated equity or some equivalent, like warrants, in at least 10 companies since Cerberus cofounder Steve Feinberg was confirmed as deputy defense secretary last year.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Kosta The two rivals also do not agree on Diamantis, the former deputy state budget director at the Office of Policy and Management who was fired by Lamont in a high-profile corruption scandal.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of deputy

Noun

After a disastrous 3-14 season in 2025, Glenn fired half his coaching staff and brought in experienced assistants, including offensive coordinator Frank Reich.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
One of his assistants tried desperately to keep Schiano off the field as he got animated.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of assistant

Noun

The precise details of what happened there are obscure, and representatives for Beck did not respond to my requests for comment.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
The field representative, Ho Yin Mo, was a young member of Stefani’s team who previously worked as a TV reporter in the Bay Area before entering politics.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of representative

Noun

An immigration attorney representing the man's family identified him as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan man.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Some medical professionals have a reputation among attorneys as more defense-friendly, and prosecutors should know better than to pick them even before trial, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of attorney

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New cookbook releases and celebrity recipes that use cottage cheese as a ricotta or cream cheese substitute rather than a topping.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
In July, the department accused UC San Diego’s medical school of using hardship questions as a substitute for directly considering race.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of substitute

Noun

As the Broadview detention center filled, and while federal agents moved detainees from there to jails in Indiana and Kentucky and elsewhere, habeas corpus emerged as a viable legal tool.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Since joining the program in July 2025, FDLE has announced the arrests of hundreds of immigrants accused of various crimes in days-long operations in which agents collaborated with local police departments and ICE.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of agent

Noun

The latest rollout of Grand Theft Auto — best known as GTA — is a relaunch of the Vice City version of the game, with Vice City serving as the digital stand-in for real-life Miami.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Socrates is drinking a cup of Froot Loops, a toxic stand-in for the hemlock the philosopher drank.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

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