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 The initiative seeks a successor to the MQ-9 Reaper, with officials pushing for an aircraft that costs less and can be used in greater numbers. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026 The culture Andonovski installed made life easier for Chris Armas, his successor as head coach of the Current. — Pj Green september 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026 New Athena will be the largest X-ray telescope ever built, a successor to NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, still operational after launching in 1999. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026 But the group has not found a successor to Charlie Kirk, the architect and the face of the national conservative powerhouse based in Phoenix. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for successor

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Noun

If the claim is approved, the company pays toward the repair or replacement up to the plan’s coverage limit.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
An examination of half of the building’s 278 panels reportedly revealed that 46 had severe structural corrosion and 93 had mild-to-moderate corrosion; one third of them requires immediate replacement.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

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Nana Menya Ayensu is an energy strategy and infrastructure technology investment executive and a former White House special assistant to the President on Climate Policy, Finance, and Innovation.

— Nana Menya Ayensu, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
Idzik was in his first year as a low-level offensive assistant with the Seattle Seahawks, whose staff was selected to coach the NFC team after an early exit from the 2019 playoffs.

— Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

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This creates a race to the bottom, where sales representatives trade margin for volume to hit their quotas.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Fire survivors can apply online, but the outreach center has representatives available to answer questions and guide applicants through what can be a confusing process.

— Kenny Choi, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of representative

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Her attorney declined to comment about the complaints lodged against the school.

— Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
But at the last moment, the defense attorney sprung up from his chair to argue a Hail Mary in a final effort to avert a mistrial, prompting a court officer to hold out his hand to signal the jurors should not yet enter the courtroom.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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While the original movie used Washington State's Whidbey Island as a stand-in for New England, production for the sequel moved to the United Kingdom.

— Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Even college baseball — with its shorter schedule and regular off days — is no stand-in for the grind of a minor league season, which includes at least twice as many games as an elite NCAA program plays in a year.

— Chad Jennings, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

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