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Recent Examples of heiress
From Anna Sui’s opulent and offbeat heiresses of the ’40s, to the ribbony eyes of Schiaparelli’s Paris Couture show, and Dolce & Gabbana’s fresh and youthful visages: Pat McGrath knows how to make a moment that articulates a house’s storytelling.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Song began her acting career at age 5 and broke out as hotel heiress London Tipton on the Disney Channel sitcom Suite Life of Zack and Cody, starring opposite a young Cole and Dylan Sprouse.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The plot concerns three main players: a suave con man (Ha Jung-woo), the low-level grifter he’s conscripted into a scheme (Kim Tae-ri), and a housebound heiress (Kim Min-hee), all locked in a duplicitous love triangle.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Lim, the eldest daughter of Daesang Group’s honorary chairman Lim Chang-wook and hence a chaebol heiress (chaebol refers to South Korea’s family-run conglomerates), also happens to be the ex-wife of Lee Jae-yong, the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2025
Song began her acting career at age 5 and broke out as hotel heiress London Tipton on the Disney Channel sitcom Suite Life of Zack and Cody, starring opposite a young Cole and Dylan Sprouse.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The plot concerns three main players: a suave con man (Ha Jung-woo), the low-level grifter he’s conscripted into a scheme (Kim Tae-ri), and a housebound heiress (Kim Min-hee), all locked in a duplicitous love triangle.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025
Lim, the eldest daughter of Daesang Group’s honorary chairman Lim Chang-wook and hence a chaebol heiress (chaebol refers to South Korea’s family-run conglomerates), also happens to be the ex-wife of Lee Jae-yong, the executive chairman of Samsung Electronics.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
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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The deed names a beneficiary to receive title after the owner passes away.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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One suit in Boston represents Haitian and Venezuelan TPS beneficiaries.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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Or is this all a defense mechanism for the heir apparent to the Eagan empire?—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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Disney heir apparent Dana Walden and Dune: Part Two’s Denis Villeneuve didn’t appear to wear theirs, but Ariana Grande made an effort to pin hers over the marabou feathers of her dress.—
Myles Hendrik,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
20 Feb. 2022
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When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas News,
26 Jan. 2020
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After all, Qualcomm recently surpassed IBM as the number-two patent assignee in the U.S..—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes,
29 Feb. 2024
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The data looks at the assignees for both regular utility and design patents and was limited to assignees that received at least 10 patents within the year.—
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22 June 2023
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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 grantee’s project was given less than an hour to submit outstanding expenses before the shutdown.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
20 Mar. 2025
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The individual grantees might have to sue about that.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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