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Recent Examples of heir apparent
When Hafez Assad died of chronic heart trouble in 2000, Bashar Assad was the heir apparent.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Manning made his first career start last week against Louisiana-Monroe and looks like an effective heir apparent for starter Quinn Ewers, whose status for the Mississippi State game is uncertain due to an oblique injury.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2024
But Vance is the country's second-highest ranking Republican and considered Trump's heir apparent, making the upcoming opportunities chances to glimpse the power the 40-year-old holds across the GOP to promote the incoming administration's goals but also his own stock beyond his formal role.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be the heir apparent, but there's still room for other candidates to step in and push for the Democratic nomination.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 22 July 2024
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Greg Myre, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Manning made his first career start last week against Louisiana-Monroe and looks like an effective heir apparent for starter Quinn Ewers, whose status for the Mississippi State game is uncertain due to an oblique injury.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2024
But Vance is the country's second-highest ranking Republican and considered Trump's heir apparent, making the upcoming opportunities chances to glimpse the power the 40-year-old holds across the GOP to promote the incoming administration's goals but also his own stock beyond his formal role.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be the heir apparent, but there's still room for other candidates to step in and push for the Democratic nomination.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 22 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
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The TikTok legislation imposes hefty fines on companies found to be in violation, and Trump or his eventual successor could change their minds on enforcement.Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Assad had always seen his brother Rifaat as his logical successor.Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Eligible claimants can file online at the official website.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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The settlement, reached in April, set aside $55 million for claimants who received unemployment benefits in the pandemic but had the benefits taken away by the state.Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 16 Dec. 2024
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Princess Catharina-Amalia of the Netherlands Princess Catharina-Amalia is the heir to the Dutch throne and is the eldest of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima’s three daughters.Rebecca Cope, Vogue, 25 Dec. 2024
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The five-year legal battle between the heirs of American scene painter Thomas Hart Benton and a Kansas City bank accused of mismanaging his estate, selling his pieces for below their market value, and misplacing more than 100 artworks, has ended in a win for the bank.Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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If people are like me and feel this isn't enough time for the crime, talk to your local representative and your legislators.Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 21 Dec. 2024
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Just the addition of a Starboard representative to the board would give the markets tremendous confidence that management is on the path toward shareholder value creation.Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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