as in inheritor
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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Recent Examples of heir
His daughter, philanthropist Mitzi Perdue, widow of the late poultry magnate Frank Perdue, is among the heirs selling the 104-acre spread for $15 million, co-listed with Compass agents Sean Bakhtiari and Colby Coppage.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
If a recipient or the recipient's heir or successor in interest proposes to sell or otherwise dispose of the Emmy® statuette, such persons shall be obligated to return the statuette to the Academy from which received, which will retain the same in storage in memory of the recipient.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Beyond his family, his heirs will include his long-term collaborator and right-hand man, Pantaelo Dell'Orco, and a foundation.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Some expect Bolsonaro may choose a political heir, such as his wife or one of his sons, who can challenge Lula in his place in the 2026 general election.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
If a recipient or the recipient's heir or successor in interest proposes to sell or otherwise dispose of the Emmy® statuette, such persons shall be obligated to return the statuette to the Academy from which received, which will retain the same in storage in memory of the recipient.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
Beyond his family, his heirs will include his long-term collaborator and right-hand man, Pantaelo Dell'Orco, and a foundation.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Some expect Bolsonaro may choose a political heir, such as his wife or one of his sons, who can challenge Lula in his place in the 2026 general election.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
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Though the gardens honor the full Calder lineage, their focus is on the twentieth-century inheritor.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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The very idea of an alliance will be strange and scary to the inheritors of the Non-Aligned Movement, which India helped spearhead during the Cold War.—
KURT M. CAMPBELL,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Sep. 2025
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2024
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Since at least World War I, some legatees of Ivy League privilege have deployed their advantages to oppose injustices and support workers, often against these defectors’ own comfortable families’ and college classmates’ interests, and often at some risk to themselves.—
Jim Sleeper,
The New Republic,
4 Sep. 2023
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This lineage is a descendant of the Omicron variant of the virus.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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The TinyTV 2 is the descendant of the $75 (as of this writing) TinyTV DIY Kit that came out three years prior.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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Texas is also home to the richest woman in America, Walmart heiress Alice Walton ($106 billion).—
Ella Malmgren,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Row has earned industry acclaim, and backing from Chanel owners the Wertheimers as well as L’Oréal heiress Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, positioning them firmly among elite American designers.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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