as in replacement
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 successor
George Washington, who could have been a king, set the tone by abdicating after two terms, a precedent followed by all his successors until F.D.R., under wartime exigency, broke it.
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
DeSantis also will appoint a successor to Patronis.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
Francis is the 266th successor from the very first pope, Saint Peter.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Soviet and East German propagandists understood this move long ago, and their modern-day successors in the Russian intelligence sector have been using a similar strategy around the globe for years.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
DeSantis also will appoint a successor to Patronis.
—Jim Turner, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2025
Francis is the 266th successor from the very first pope, Saint Peter.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
Soviet and East German propagandists understood this move long ago, and their modern-day successors in the Russian intelligence sector have been using a similar strategy around the globe for years.
—Kristan Hawkins, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for successor
Noun
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Whatever is left of the pavlova gets ground into a fine powder and used as a creative replacement for powdered sugar.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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The bulk of those losses occurred after Feb. 5, when Robin Washington — a longtime Salesforce board member and Gilead’s former CFO — was announced as the replacement for veteran finance chief Amy Weaver, who disclosed plans to depart last year but stayed on until the role was filled.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Srinivas Phatak, Unilever’s current deputy CFO and group controller, will take over as interim CFO.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
25 Feb. 2025
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Before the announcement, Patel shared with allies that Robert Kissane, the acting FBI deputy director, was expected to remain in the position, CNN reported.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Huskers’ 40-year-old running backs coach is the only assistant without terms of a contract revealed for this year.—
Mitch Sherman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
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An assistant discovered Baena's body at a Los Angeles-area home around 10:30 a.m.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
17 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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Patel, a former Justice Department attorney and longtime Trump ally, is one of the latest presidential appointees to be confirmed by the Senate.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Most of us don’t look for an example of statesmanship in the U.S. attorney’s office of the Southern District of New York.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2025
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His superior record as a substitute indicates that, but his finish against Spurs and his assist against Leicester added further weight to the belief.—
Jordan Campbell,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Bentaleb, who was told his career might be over after collapsing in June, came on as a substitute in the 76th minute of the Ligue 1 game and scored within four minutes of being on the pitch.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Caro Quintero was released when a court overturned his 40-year sentence for the 1985 kidnapping and killing of DEA agent Camarena.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The former leader of a Mexican cartel, thought responsible for the 1985 death of a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in the 1980s, was among 29 defendants extradited to the United States Thursday.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The characters may function metaphorically as stand-ins for the U.S. and Mexico and how those countries, like these people, need each other.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2025
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The audience was left to decide, a stand-in for the jury.—
Joshua Barone,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Successor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successor. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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