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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
Each manager who reports up to Corrine mentors a small group of future team leads, creating a cascading structure in which every leader has clearly identified successors.
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Mike Keogh, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The system and its successors were seen as useful crime fighting tools.
—Jess Reia, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite the state's recent tilt from purple to deep red, the races for their seats could be more in play now because of the way Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Ryan Zinke, both Republicans, gave up them up and chose their successors.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
An ordinance advanced in January that would give police Superintendent Larry Snelling and his successors the power to declare a teen curfew anytime, anywhere across the city with at least 12 hours notice.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
While Hollywood’s earlier studio chiefs could be abrasive, their successors today are at once more polished and less available.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
His successors must be robustly equipped to dare, and if necessary suffer losses, in the same way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Leibniz’s notation catches on because his circle of collaborators takes it and runs with it, and their successors — people like Euler and Lagrange and Laplace — develop analysis into a whole discipline in continental Europe over the next century.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
That b/1 was followed up by two more steel successors, with equally striking stone dials.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Mike Keogh, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
The system and its successors were seen as useful crime fighting tools.
—Jess Reia, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite the state's recent tilt from purple to deep red, the races for their seats could be more in play now because of the way Senator Steve Daines and Congressman Ryan Zinke, both Republicans, gave up them up and chose their successors.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
An ordinance advanced in January that would give police Superintendent Larry Snelling and his successors the power to declare a teen curfew anytime, anywhere across the city with at least 12 hours notice.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
While Hollywood’s earlier studio chiefs could be abrasive, their successors today are at once more polished and less available.
—Peter Bart, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2026
His successors must be robustly equipped to dare, and if necessary suffer losses, in the same way.
—Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Leibniz’s notation catches on because his circle of collaborators takes it and runs with it, and their successors — people like Euler and Lagrange and Laplace — develop analysis into a whole discipline in continental Europe over the next century.
—John Pavlus, Quanta Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
That b/1 was followed up by two more steel successors, with equally striking stone dials.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successors
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The union represents pharmacy assistants, pharmacy technicians, clinical lab scientists, medical lab technicians and clinical and administrative workers in Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura and Kern counties.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Campbell’s top assistants at Sac State — Xavier Lopez and Minyon Moore — followed him to TCU.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Several dozen Iranian leaders and their deputies have been killed since the war began.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The footage showed the moment two pills were found in the pocket of Woods' pants, which deputies also described in their affidavit.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Since contract talks began in November 2024, Wells Fargo said, its has spent more than 140 days at the negotiating table with union representatives at various branches.—
Chase Jordan
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Hancock, instead, said Kansas Citians could ultimately benefit from having three representatives advocating for their interests in Congress.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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In 2012, the NFL was caught off guard, forced to pluck unqualified replacements, some of whom were fanboys of specific teams and another of whom was a competitor in the World Series of Poker.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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Gash and Brin, who are Highland Park residents, disclosed their decisions not to seek reelection to lead their parties on Wednesday, giving the respective precinct committeepersons time to evaluate potential replacements before their April conventions.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Congress’s February efforts to resolve the shutdown were complicated by the lawless ICE campaign in Minneapolis, where federal agents killed two American citizens during a brutal crackdown on protests.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Keep Air Travel Safe Act, filed in October, extended the protection to Transportation Security Administration agents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Chappell, however, sided with the state on the issue of unscheduled visits by immigration attorneys to the tent site.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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According to attorneys, Coleman, his teammate, and two other teenagers were passing around a gun for fun when it was accidentally fired.—
Adi Guajardo,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Regarding the Keller school district split, Sutton said those who voted against Wilcox, Barbara Brewer, James Trimm and Jennifer and Bernard Guerrero as delegates mentioned social media posts in support of Democrats.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ramaphosa said the effort will run through 2030 with delegates at the South African Investment Conference pledging $53 billion across 31 projects spanning energy, logistics, manufacturing, and digital infrastructure.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ohio has seen fewer deaths but more risky behavior lately as fentanyl supplies dry up and people turn to substitutes tainted by animal tranquilizers.—
Kaitlin Coward,
Boston Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what’s changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Successors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successors. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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