successor
noun
suc·ces·sor
sək-ˈse-sər 
: one that follows
especially
: one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office
Examples of successor in a Sentence
The CEO's successor used to be the vice president here.
the successor to the throne
Recent Examples on the Web
Everyone is sitting around waiting for Nintendo announce something, anything about the successor to the Nintendo Switch where a lot of things are starting to leak.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
ByteDance launched the music streamer a little over a year ago as a successor to a service called Resso.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
Stellantis is searching for a successor to CEO Carlos Tavares, according to published reports.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
The modern successor Arnie is sporting is equally robust, but a little more refined.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
ByteDance launched the music streamer a little over a year ago as a successor to a service called Resso.
—Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
Stellantis is searching for a successor to CEO Carlos Tavares, according to published reports.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2024
The modern successor Arnie is sporting is equally robust, but a little more refined.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for successor
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“Successor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/successor. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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successor
noun
suc·ces·sor
sək-ˈses-ər
: one that follows
especially
: a person who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office
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successor
noun
suc·ces·sor
sək-ˈse-sər
: one that follows : one that succeeds another (as in a position, title, office, or estate)
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