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Recent Examples of heiress
The drama began as far as back as April 2022, during his nuptials to the heiress-actress at the Peltz mansion.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Tate was murdered along with celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and writer Wojciech Frykowski.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Wilson is an heiress to the Holiday Inn hotel fortune and her husband has long been linked to the princes.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Two semifinals, on May 12 and 14, will winnow the field of competitors down to 25 who will compete in the grand final on May 16, hosted by Austrian singer/crystal heiress Victoria Swarovski and actor Michael Ostrowski.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Tate was murdered along with celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and writer Wojciech Frykowski.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Wilson is an heiress to the Holiday Inn hotel fortune and her husband has long been linked to the princes.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
Two semifinals, on May 12 and 14, will winnow the field of competitors down to 25 who will compete in the grand final on May 16, hosted by Austrian singer/crystal heiress Victoria Swarovski and actor Michael Ostrowski.
—ABC News, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
Noun
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Maybe the final recognition of Bruce Heppler’s legendary career as Georgia Tech golf coach is his successor.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
25 May 2026
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And in the corner offices, executive suites, and corridors of political power, Boomer leaders have spent years building monuments to their own indispensability rather than successors capable of replacing them — leaving institutions to manage their decline rather than their transition.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
Noun
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In the eventual divorce settlement, Burden is listed as a beneficiary of no fewer than five trusts.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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The 10-year rule is so confusing that beneficiaries have been making a lot of mistakes.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
Noun
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Stewart is generally considered the handsomest of the Whitfields, and is certainly the most powerful as the heir apparent to the role of CEO of Whitfield Industries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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Following a landslide victory against Freiburg, the players and their partners celebrated at a local nightclub with the heir apparent by their side.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.—
Robert Anderson,
PC Magazine,
30 Mar. 2026
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The charging order can also be foreclosed upon by a creditor in many jurisdictions, which means that it is sold at an auction and the purchaser at the auction becomes an involuntary assignee of the interest ― but the purchaser's interest is not affected by the satisfaction of the judgment.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Along with the heir to the estate, the four soon experience strange sights and sounds, but only one, Eleanor, sees things others do not.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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The Canadian-Norwegian co-production for CBC and NRK follows a spoiled Norwegian factory heir from the 1800s, who forces a group of reluctant underlings to the American Wild West to gather material for his novel.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
26 May 2026
Noun
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Each agency shall assess grant conditions and grantee preferences and ensure grant funds do not promote gender ideology.—
Preston Mizell , Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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The foundation staff and board members visited every grantee and talked to their staff about what was working, what wasn’t, and what their goals were for the near future.—
Igor Studenkov,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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