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Recent Examples of heir apparent
Now, Beck is the heir apparent to Miami’s starting quarterback job and has the chance to do the same for his draft stock.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
At the same time, neither heir apparent has emerged as looking anywhere near ready to take over the position.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The King may, however, select one of his brothers as heir apparent.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Jones was drafted in 2019 with the No. 6 pick as the heir apparent to Eli Manning.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Jan. 2025
At the same time, neither heir apparent has emerged as looking anywhere near ready to take over the position.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The King may, however, select one of his brothers as heir apparent.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Jones was drafted in 2019 with the No. 6 pick as the heir apparent to Eli Manning.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
Noun
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Mitchell was surprised at how well o3 — OpenAI’s newest reasoning model, announced at the end of last year as a successor to o1 — performed on tests.—
Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
21 Feb. 2025
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Expectation in Denmark ramped up, with the country desperate for a successor to former Australian Open champion and world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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But due to the sheer number of recipients expecting a check every month, not every claimant gets paid their benefits on the same date.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Court records show the claimant is in out-of-court settlement discussions with CoreCivic, which had previously denied all the allegations in the suit.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes,
29 Jan. 2025
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Fourteen days later, the Rangers hired former Marlins manager Skip Schumaker as a senior advisor, perhaps bringing aboard a new heir.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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The claim is that the death tax imposes an unfair and costly tax on the transfer of property, land, and other assets from a decedent to his or her heirs and that can decimate small businesses and family farms.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Some in the industry — from studio managers to representatives — believe that the company’s senior leadership has done a poor job in training and elevating a next generation of Padawan executives from which to potentially tap a replacement.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to a representative for the Philadelphia Eagles outside of regular working hours via email for comment.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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