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
Cornyn, who was once seen as the heir to epic Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, now finds himself in the political fight of his life.
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
In his role as heir to the throne, Prince William would have been consulted on that statement at the time.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Norwegians’ respect for their royal family has been dented by new details about Epstein’s friendship with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who is married to the heir to the throne, Prince Haakon.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune who is seeking a third term as governor, has contributed to Croke’s campaign before.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
In his role as heir to the throne, Prince William would have been consulted on that statement at the time.
—Max Foster, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Norwegians’ respect for their royal family has been dented by new details about Epstein’s friendship with Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who is married to the heir to the throne, Prince Haakon.
—Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Pritzker, the billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune who is seeking a third term as governor, has contributed to Croke’s campaign before.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
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After the world’s nuclear annihilation, the Enclave emerged from the ash and embers claiming to be the true inheritor of America.—
Jack King,
Vulture,
14 Jan. 2026
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The initiative positions Arkansas as the sole inheritor and national administrator of the fund.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
19 Dec. 2025
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The old immigrants are likely to remain—in the manner of the occasional Wasp legatee (Wagner, Lindsay) who poked in during the buoyant sixties—more visitors to wars over civic power than victors in them.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
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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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Jeremy Blake released a trilogy of animations about San Jose’s Winchester Mystery House, the Victorian citadel built by a gun heiress to keep out the ghosts of those killed with her rifles.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 2002, Warsh married cosmetics billionaire heiress and businesswoman Jane Lauder, granddaughter of Estée Lauder.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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More than 180 years after Frederick Douglass passed through Philadelphia on his journey to freedom, his descendant has returned to the City of Brotherly Love to honor that history.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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The agency is a descendant of the Office of Strategic Services (or OSS, as many crossword solvers might know), which was created during World War II to gather reliable intelligence.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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