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Recent Examples of heir apparent
The erstwhile heir apparent stepped down as New World’s CEO in September and was succeeded by chief operating officer Eric Ma, who in turn, was replaced two months later by Echo Huang, the CEO of the company’s mainland subsidiary.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Beck is the Hurricanes’ heir apparent at quarterback following a dominant year by Cam Ward, who like Beck transferred to Miami with the hopes of producing a dominant final season of college football before going to the NFL Draft.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
People across the game viewed Venable as the 69-year-old Bochy’s heir apparent.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
But just who is the man Sandler jokingly identified as heir apparent to the sketch comedy institution?
—EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Beck is the Hurricanes’ heir apparent at quarterback following a dominant year by Cam Ward, who like Beck transferred to Miami with the hopes of producing a dominant final season of college football before going to the NFL Draft.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
People across the game viewed Venable as the 69-year-old Bochy’s heir apparent.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
But just who is the man Sandler jokingly identified as heir apparent to the sketch comedy institution?
—EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
Noun
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And the announcement has spurred whispers about a possible successor.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Live updates: World mourns Pope Francis, a humble reformer who favored 'the poorest' Pope Francis left behind a rich legacy and before a successor is chosen, the last rites of the pope need to be carried out.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Those claimants who are flagged will be required to visit a Social Security Administration office in person for their claim to be processed.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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Although all claimants except Coyne have signed releases and agreed not to sue, Cox and Pearl have not.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2025
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New photos: King Charles III, Queen Camilla celebrate 20th wedding anniversary The king's oldest son and heir Prince William and his wife, Princess Kate, were absent.—
Paul Sandle,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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In 1973, the Feds managed to turn one of the Brotherhood’s big benefactors: Gulf Oil heir Billy Hitchcock.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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Stakeholders When an incident goes down, multiple internal and external stakeholders will be involved: employees, customers, business partners, insurers, regulators, government representatives, law enforcement, etc.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Candidates include former state representative and Council of State candidate Wesley Harris, who is challenging current Chairman Drew Kromer.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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