coheir

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for coheir
Noun
  • The subject of the celebrity memoir, which grounds the novel, is the heiress of a media empire who's left to deal with a world defined by the tabloid culture her own family bred.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Alice finds herself on the sleepy Little Crescent Island, hoping to interview mysterious heiress Margaret Ives.
    Maya Layne, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • And the announcement has spurred whispers about a possible successor.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025
  • During this time, Cardinal Kevin Farrell is acting as the cardinal camerlengo, a person appointed by the pope and tasked with certain duties during the transition to a successor, NPR reported.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Fast forward two years, and redshirt freshman quarterback Drake Lindsey enters into a similar heir apparent spot as Minnesota began spring ball on Thursday.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Green is the heir apparent to Charles Barkley.
    Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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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“Coheir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coheir. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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