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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
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.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Boards under pressure for growth routinely make the wrong choice—rationalizing the damage as a problem for their successors.
—Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Brown’s two Republican successors, George Deukmejian and Pete Wilson, made few promises other than managerial competency and largely delivered.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Xu revealed that two of its successors – the Ascend 950 and Ascend 960 – will be launched in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
The Emmy® statuette may not be reproduced or used in any commercial manner unless otherwise permitted by the Academies, it being understood that possession of the same is solely for the benefit of the recipient and the recipient's heirs or successors in interest.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
As Red Sox legends Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz and Dennis Eckersley looked on from various vantage points in the ballpark, their successors played without success.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Star Trek is different; the resolutely sci-fi voyages of James T Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, and their successors on the final frontier are much more likely to be underpinned by science or, at least, the franchise's version of it.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2025
Boards under pressure for growth routinely make the wrong choice—rationalizing the damage as a problem for their successors.
—Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Brown’s two Republican successors, George Deukmejian and Pete Wilson, made few promises other than managerial competency and largely delivered.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Xu revealed that two of its successors – the Ascend 950 and Ascend 960 – will be launched in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2025
The Emmy® statuette may not be reproduced or used in any commercial manner unless otherwise permitted by the Academies, it being understood that possession of the same is solely for the benefit of the recipient and the recipient's heirs or successors in interest.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
As Red Sox legends Pedro Martinez, David Ortiz and Dennis Eckersley looked on from various vantage points in the ballpark, their successors played without success.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
Star Trek is different; the resolutely sci-fi voyages of James T Kirk, Jean-Luc Picard, and their successors on the final frontier are much more likely to be underpinned by science or, at least, the franchise's version of it.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successors
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Antonio, Miss Joan, and Yuchen show up to be the assistants to Jesus, Veejay, and Ethan, respectively, and then everyone gets to work.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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OpenAI’s move toward proactive assistants Pulse follows OpenAI's January introduction of Tasks, a feature that lets Plus and Pro subscribers schedule ChatGPT to perform specific actions at set times.—
Benj Edwards,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Five months later, deputies responded after an anonymous caller complained about a loud party with underage drinking at the same Anderson Township home.—
Erin Glynn,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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Evidence found at the scene showed Lopez had fired multiple gunshots, but officials didn’t specify his motive, deputies said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Over and over, representatives declared that AI was not sci-fi but a fact of modern life, and that international regulatory guardrails needed to be developed immediately, especially around autonomous weapons and nuclear.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The projects were unveiled before a high-level panel of commissioning editors and distributors, including Mehdi Bekkar of Al Jazeera, Katie Bench of Dogwoof, Elsa Rodríguez Monje of Movistar Plus+ and representatives from Arte France, Rakuten, RTVE and the Sundance Institute.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
26 Sep. 2025
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The cuts would affect several key improvements involving 13 projects, including street lighting upgrades, roof replacements at two parks, floor and computer system replacements, installation of hurricane-impact windows, and new air conditioning units, among others.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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To avoid this – and any costly repairs or replacements–be sure they are unplugged before walking out the door.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Are immigration agents catching 'the worst of the worst'?—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Evidence indicates that Jahn was targeting ICE agents, but ended up killing one detainee and critically injuring two others, investigators said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Also this week, Combs' attorneys argued for a prison sentence of no more than 14 months -- a sentence that would effectively amount to time served.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Defense attorneys for the man accused of killing his Miami Hurricanes football star teammate in 2006 want prosecutors sanctioned — or the murder case dismissed — after a key witness, who state prosecutors believed was dead, was found alive by an ESPN reporter.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement The contrast was on display in the session’s opening moments, when Annalena Baerbock, the General Assembly’s president, urged delegates not to give in to despair about the institution’s shortcomings.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Nolan was elected Saturday evening as 167 delegates representing more than 19,500 guild members held the DGA’s biennial national convention.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
21 Sep. 2025
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Three of those substitutes are key members of the first XI in Cole Palmer, Reece James and Marc Cucurella.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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No tactic associated with substitutes or the substitution process may be used to confuse opponents.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Successors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successors. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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