Thesaurus results for SUCCESSORS

successors

noun

plural of successor

as in assistants

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 Two of the emperor’s eligible successors are Hitachi, Naruhito’s 90-year-old uncle, and his younger brother Akishino, 60. — Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 His company is planning three special edition Huayra models in honor of this particular milestone, a further example of how Pagani models refuse to go gracefully, even as their successors—in this case the Utopia—step up. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 13 July 2026 In the past year, Spanx has lost its CEO and executive chair with no clear public successors, Puck reports. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 8 July 2026 The Musée Lalique, located in the French commune Wingen-sur-Moder, less than 40 miles from Strasbourg, focuses on the works of French glassware designer René Lalique and his successors. — News Desk, Artforum, 7 July 2026 Ars’ analysis finds that Nintendo consoles usually stay on the market for just one to four more fiscal years after their successors are sharing retail shelf space. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026 How McHenry became interim speaker A post-9/11 rule required House speakers to keep a secret list of successors who could step up and run the chamber in the event something happened to him or her. — Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Recalling their role is essential today, as many of us—their successors—lose faith in our collective ability to address problems. — T. H. Breen, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 Microsoft has reportedly stopped manufacturing its more affordable Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go and has no plans for successors, Windows Central reports. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026

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Apple is trying to make Siri more competitive with assistants from OpenAI and Anthropic while keeping more personal information and AI processing on the device.

— MacKenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 July 2026
That’s one area developers are working on, Janna said, like the multilingual hologram assistants are at Miami International Airport.

— Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Definition of assistants

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Along with attending matches, Infantino’s itinerary included stops in New York for an interview on Fox & Friends and in Miami for a FIFA summit attended by representatives from the organization’s 211 member associations.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Hopkinson and chief financial officer Simon Capper visited Nyon, Switzerland, on multiple occasions, while the CEO also spoke to governing-body representatives in Budapest before the Champions League final in May.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of representatives

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These are useful for keeping in a desk drawer, gym bag or pantry for quick meal replacements or post-workout recovery.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 16, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
That does not cover additional fees for potting mix, refreshed plants, new filters or planter replacements.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Definition of replacements

Noun

Two men who were with Salgado Araujo disputed the government’s account, saying the agents’ vehicles bumped into them and then swayed into the van, forcing them to stop.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
The industry tends to shed agents, especially new ones — the median income for Realtors who have been working for less than two years is $8,100.

— Clio Chang, Curbed, 14 July 2026

Definition of agents

Noun

Practicing attorneys in each of Kansas’ four congressional districts elect a representative to serve on the nominating commission, and governors also appoint a member from each congressional district.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
But even the attorneys doubted that this is anything more than an empty threat.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 July 2026

Definition of attorneys

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Ten years after some Bernie Sanders delegates marched out of the Democratic National Convention, the party is still cautious about using its resources to beat the left.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
The Maine Democratic Party will hold a convention on July 25, where 601 delegates will choose that nominee.

— Tamara Keith, NPR, 14 July 2026

Definition of delegates

Noun

Spain’s technical staff and substitutes rushed off the bench to protest.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
This includes the substitutes and even those who haven’t played a single minute, who celebrated every goal with the same enthusiasm as the starters.

— Juan Claudio Matossian, Vanity Fair, 19 July 2026

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