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Recent Examples of heir apparent
Franco is the heir apparent to the Michael Haneke world of unsettled, austere psychological pain against geopolitical backdrops onscreen, and Chastain is more game than ever to play along with his hopeless world.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
This time last year, Luciano was the heir apparent to Brandon Crawford, who announced his retirement in November.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Acuña would also make an impact in 2025 and could be the heir apparent at shortstop for impending free agent Bo Bichette.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
But just who is the man Sandler jokingly identified as heir apparent to the sketch comedy institution?
—EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
This time last year, Luciano was the heir apparent to Brandon Crawford, who announced his retirement in November.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025
Acuña would also make an impact in 2025 and could be the heir apparent at shortstop for impending free agent Bo Bichette.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
But just who is the man Sandler jokingly identified as heir apparent to the sketch comedy institution?
—EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
Noun
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The session, which ends Friday, also will include the election of a successor to Bach, whose 12-year tenure comes to an end in June.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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So Far Yet, despite being the ideal role-playing game — one that should (theoretically) be easy enough to replicate — there’s never been a true sequel, spiritual successor, or flat-out copy that can live up to the standard.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, from April 2026, the health or disability components of Universal Credit will be frozen for existing claimants until 2029/30 and virtually halved for new claimants.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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What To Know This week, Social Security payments will be made on Wednesday, March 19, and are for those claimants who have a birthday that falls between the 11th and 20th of any calendar month.—
Aliss Higham,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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Following the death of Queen Elizabeth, King Charles instead made his son and heir the Colonel of the Welsh Guards, a role coinciding with William's new title as the Prince of Wales.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Of course, financial complications can lead to other complications — family fights, disgruntled heirs and so on.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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The group’s legal representatives pointed to some instances in an email to TIME.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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Jay Wheeler, on the other hand, delivered an entire album that’s representative of his new era both professionally and personally.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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