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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 successors
Educate your heirs The best way to approach handing down wealth is to start educating any successors early and often.
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Janet Arzt, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Some of Carter's other successors went online to wish him a Happy Birthday.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Janet Arzt, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Some of Carter's other successors went online to wish him a Happy Birthday.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successors
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The representatives of communication and self-understanding both love your big ol’ boss planet.Jennifer Culp, Them, 4 Oct. 2024
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The website, which uses data drawn from public sources as well as information provided by celebrities or their representatives, says $300 million to $350 million of that is attributable to Brooks.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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Offshore wind maintenance The wind energy industry has been looking for better ways to handle generator repairs or replacements on offshore turbines.Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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The key to success with these tools is to view them as collaborators rather than replacements.Sol Rashidi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The company also announced 10 new autonomous agents for its enterprise platform, Dynamics 365.Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Said initially refused to comply with law enforcement agents after he was arrested Friday but later detailed his support for the terrorist group, the detention memo alleges.Tom Winter, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Bates needed more than 200 stitches to repair the damage to her scalp, according to her attorneys.Jason Green, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Efforts to reach the five companies named as defendants in the lawsuit and the attorneys representing the Williams family were unsuccessful Friday.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Successors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successors. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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