antecessors

noun

Definition of antecessorsnext
plural of antecessor
as in predecessors

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  1. predecessors
  2. ancestors
  3. grandmothers
Noun
  • Biden's commutations for those on death row are also much higher than those of his Democratic predecessors.
    Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The President has issued more commutations at this point in his presidency than any of his recent predecessors at this point in their first terms.
    Sophie Clark, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of predecessors
Noun
  • This deep dive into her ancestors, reviving them, was inspired by a challenge from another artist.
    Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • During the Roman festival of Saturnalia, ancestors of today’s Italians drank and indulged and turned the social order upside down.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of ancestors
Noun
  • Hudson is survived by his parents, Derek Firth Meek and Lani Wells Meek; his older brother, Tucker Firth Meek; and his grandmothers, Margaret Green Meek and Faye Searcy Wells.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Meek is survived by his parents, his older brother, his grandmothers and other relatives.
    David Chiu, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of grandmothers
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