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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
As these individuals begin passing on their wealth, some will go immediately to their Gen X, millennial, and Gen Z successors, but some will go to spouses.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The dramatic imagery memorializes the successful sendoff for Starship V2, which now cedes the spotlight to its even bigger successors.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Sebastian chooses and then rejects at least two successors in Ep.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Cook is not expected to step down imminently, but Apple is reportedly considering potential successors.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Several successors aiming for a similar cocktail of horror and comedy have paid tribute to the Bride, from Young Frankenstein (1974) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) to Bride of Chucky (1998) and a run of DC Comics (and James Gunn's accompanying Creature Commandos series).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
In the century or so since, his successors have painstakingly worked to count, track, identify, label and categorize these cells.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Lowe and his old teammates obviously did plenty of celebrating back in the day, and the 17-year big league veteran turned back the clock and looked right at home with his younger successors.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Both Anne and Benjamin are quickly disabused of any illusion that their father might have taken them seriously as contributors to the business, let alone potential successors.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
The dramatic imagery memorializes the successful sendoff for Starship V2, which now cedes the spotlight to its even bigger successors.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Sebastian chooses and then rejects at least two successors in Ep.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Cook is not expected to step down imminently, but Apple is reportedly considering potential successors.
—Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Several successors aiming for a similar cocktail of horror and comedy have paid tribute to the Bride, from Young Frankenstein (1974) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) to Bride of Chucky (1998) and a run of DC Comics (and James Gunn's accompanying Creature Commandos series).
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
In the century or so since, his successors have painstakingly worked to count, track, identify, label and categorize these cells.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
Lowe and his old teammates obviously did plenty of celebrating back in the day, and the 17-year big league veteran turned back the clock and looked right at home with his younger successors.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
Both Anne and Benjamin are quickly disabused of any illusion that their father might have taken them seriously as contributors to the business, let alone potential successors.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successors
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Staff changes for the Yankees The Yankees will need to replace at least two assistants on Boone’s staff, as the club did not offer new contracts to first-base coach Travis Chapman and bullpen coach Mike Harkey.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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But that doesn’t mean everyone will just be bored at home with nothing to do because their AI assistants can cook, clean and even commute on their behalf.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Last week, retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Emerson released his 42-page advisory opinion that preceded the board’s vote, finding that Corpus violated conflict-of-interest laws and retaliated against deputies who challenged her authority.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Then, on Wednesday night, deputies returned to the home and Ashlee Buzzard was there, but Melodee was not, authorities said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
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In June, representatives for the county’s immigration hotline told the Alameda County For All committee about the limitations of the organization in responding to the rapidly changing needs of the county’s immigrants.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Our actors already pay significant fees simply to access opportunities — adding another costly layer onto their representatives cannot be justified.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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The need for replacements was extreme and exacerbated as battle casualties in the European theater increased from 31,617 in October 1944 to 77,726 in December and non-battle casualties from 28,364 to 56,695.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Following their performances as Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene in The Passion of the Christ (2004), Deadline can confirm that Jim Caviezel and Monica Bellucci will not reprise their role in the sequel, which is currently casting their replacements in Rome.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
11 Oct. 2025
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Cavazos says this work — chasing leads or even, at times, following ICE agents — to alert the community can be hard, especially now that the Department of Homeland Security regularly accuses groups like Cavazos' of interfering with their jobs and endangering the lives of immigration officers.—
Marisa Peñaloza,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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Typically, by the time the first scene hits the screen, handfuls (more likely hordes) of people have had first looks including cast, crew, friends, family, media, agents, managers, publicists, etc.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the schools in both conferences must pay the attorneys.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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This becomes even more egregious when that failure is purposeful, yet not all attorneys are held equal under the law.—
Micah Kimball,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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The board’s plans are almost always voted through by a large majority of delegates.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, the challenging—and shared—terrain fostered a welcome sense of rapprochement, with UK delegates returning to European fold for the first time since Brexit.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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Use them as meat substitutes (lentil chili, bean burger).—
Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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There are no substitutes named, nor a coach.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Successors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successors. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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