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Recent Examples of heir apparent
The president later named Vice President JD Vance his likely heir apparent while also proposing Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio team up for a future Republican ticket.
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Those found guilty of criticizing, insulting, defaming or threatening the king, queen, or heir apparent can be jailed for between three and 15 years for each count, with some sentences stretching to 50 years.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Marlowe Granados, the heir apparent to Loos’ life-loving joie-de-vivre—and the author of Happy Hour, one of my favorite literary treats—will reframe this classic for contemporary readers.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Moore will play Lauren, the daughter and heir apparent of NFL team owner Hank Durkin (Macy).
—EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
Those found guilty of criticizing, insulting, defaming or threatening the king, queen, or heir apparent can be jailed for between three and 15 years for each count, with some sentences stretching to 50 years.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Marlowe Granados, the heir apparent to Loos’ life-loving joie-de-vivre—and the author of Happy Hour, one of my favorite literary treats—will reframe this classic for contemporary readers.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Moore will play Lauren, the daughter and heir apparent of NFL team owner Hank Durkin (Macy).
—EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
Noun
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The same cannot be said of its successor.—
Will Collins,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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An extermination of the brutes in the Middle East, presided over by Obama’s successors, has been followed by a swift cancellation by Trumpian decree of the postracial age.—
Pankaj Mishra,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Getty Images Eligible claimants who used Facebook during the 15-year period and filed a claim by August 25, 2023 will be notified via email several days before their payment is issued.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kennedy has said the program disadvantages claimants because the Department of Health and Human Services is the defendant, as opposed to vaccine makers.—
Tiger Joyce,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Outdated or missing beneficiary designations are common and can lead to delays, unintended distributions or even disputes among heirs.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Prince William, heir to the British throne, held a private meeting with the Trumps alongside Kate, People reported.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to Apple and to a representative for Cyrus for comment outside of regular working hours via email.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Hawley criticized Mark Zuckerberg for declining a personal invitation to attend the hearing or even send a Meta representative after scandals like backlash over Meta relaxing rules that allowed chatbots to be creepy to kids.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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