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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 successors
Some experts say that Kim’s two other children would likely be chosen as successors instead, with public appearances with his young daughter perhaps intended to paint him as a family man.
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Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Nimoy's successors in the role, Zachary Quinto and Ethan Peck, have also negotiated the two sides of Spock's human/Vulcan heritage with style — Peck has even turned him into something of an interstellar lothario.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Alfred Russel Wallace, a co-discoverer of natural selection alongside Charles Darwin, famously struggled with placing language into the long arc of evolution; his successors have not done much better.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Ecclestone was removed as the championship’s boss, and his successors were staggered to see how underdeveloped F1’s marketing was overall.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
However, political priorities come and go, staff turns over, and generations pass the torch to their successors.
—Eric Kevin Stern, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
A number of candidates have reportedly been named as possible successors to Powell, including Fed governors Bowman, Waller and Philip Jefferson, White House economist Kevin Hassett and former Fed governor Kevin Warsh.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Its successors Evering Road (2021) and What Ifs & Maybes (2023) both hit the top spot upon release.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Not to mention the relentless White House campaign to browbeat Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower rates while auditioning dovish successors.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Nimoy's successors in the role, Zachary Quinto and Ethan Peck, have also negotiated the two sides of Spock's human/Vulcan heritage with style — Peck has even turned him into something of an interstellar lothario.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Alfred Russel Wallace, a co-discoverer of natural selection alongside Charles Darwin, famously struggled with placing language into the long arc of evolution; his successors have not done much better.
—Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025
Ecclestone was removed as the championship’s boss, and his successors were staggered to see how underdeveloped F1’s marketing was overall.
—Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
However, political priorities come and go, staff turns over, and generations pass the torch to their successors.
—Eric Kevin Stern, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
A number of candidates have reportedly been named as possible successors to Powell, including Fed governors Bowman, Waller and Philip Jefferson, White House economist Kevin Hassett and former Fed governor Kevin Warsh.
—Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Its successors Evering Road (2021) and What Ifs & Maybes (2023) both hit the top spot upon release.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 22 Aug. 2025
Not to mention the relentless White House campaign to browbeat Fed Chair Jerome Powell to lower rates while auditioning dovish successors.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successors
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Dan Bale, who has known Skinner for a long time, joined in November 2023 and Carl Green, who worked with Skinner at Orlando Pride and Birmingham City, remain as first-team assistants.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Both companies develop large language models and AI assistants—OpenAI with ChatGPT, xAI with Grok—that target overlapping user bases.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Farthing was arrested in Florida days after his lottery win and body camera footage from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office shows the Kentuckian being tased and tackled by deputies after attempting to flee following a bar fight.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Sep. 2025
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Routh was later stopped that same day while heading north on I-95 by Martin County sheriff’s deputies, in coordination with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Everglades site had been the subject of intense criticism for its treatment of migrants who had been confined there amid sweltering heat, bug infestations and meager meals, prompting members of Congress and state representatives that witnessed the conditions to demand its immediate closure.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Why do so many Democratic representatives insist on sticking with decorum, finger-wagging instead of, as Crockett puts it, focusing on the burning house?—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
5 Sep. 2025
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To entice buyers, Huawei is offering at least 50% off screen replacements, as well as two free appointments to service the phone at home or at a preferred location.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Among the seven people Kennedy appointed as replacements are several like-minded vaccine skeptics and two persons with limited if any vaccine expertise.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In the beginning of August, agents located a 38-foot center-console boat with three outboard engines behind a Dania Beach home.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the first week of January, Bovino sent 60 agents hundreds of miles to Bakersfield, California, to make 78 arrests at farms and businesses.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Soliman and his attorneys have denied any involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood or any terrorist groups.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Morris’ attorneys had requested the preliminary hearing after the former North Texas pastor was indicted by a grand jury in March on five felony charges of lewd or indecent acts to a child, the Star-Telegram previously reported.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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File photo of delegates sitting in front of the party logo at the constituency meeting of the AfD Lower Saxony in December 2024.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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This system helps the robot communicate smoothly with international delegates, media representatives, and summit organizers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Sep. 2025
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Sweeteners such as honey, sugar, or sugar substitutes can be added, along with lemon or lime juice, to adjust the taste as desired.—
Lana Barhum,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Slot has lost one of his real impact substitutes from last season.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Successors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successors. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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