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 Mario Diaz-Balart is a leading opponent of the regime run by Castro’s successors. —

Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2026 The exact reasons are often left vague, and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving. —

Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026 None of Tuchel’s four permanent successors at Chelsea under BlueCo have surpassed his 589 days at the helm; Maresca came close but departed in January. —

Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026 The radical successors of Khamenei can never be trusted to keep any promise or agreement. —

Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 25 Apr. 2026 Cuba under Castro’s successors is a much smaller, much weaker rival. —

Carlos Manuel Alvarez, Time, 24 Apr. 2026 Many of Perkins’ Democratic successors have watched sadly as their efforts have been undone with a change in administrations. —

Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 As the semiconductor industry searches for successors to silicon, the study suggests the next breakthrough may depend less on a single wonder material and more on engineering the interface between multiple layers. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, his successors at Netflix have shepherded the former DVD-by-mail company into a goliath with more than 325 million global subscribers and have built new revenue streams in advertising and merchandise. —

Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026

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Noun

But after Colorado scored three times on seven power-play opportunities while taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven playoff series with the Wild, Minnesota coach John Hynes and his assistants offered a notable amount of on-ice, penalty-kill instruction and advice on Friday.

— Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
And there are some funny moments along the way, such as a scene in which Miranda tries to hang up her coat, having been told to stop throwing it at her assistants.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 7 May 2026