as in descendents
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 heirs
Outdated or missing beneficiary designations are common and can lead to delays, unintended distributions or even disputes among heirs.
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Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Yes, when givers are reluctant to discuss money, heirs can encourage and frame talks with family dynamics in mind, Hess-Verdon said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
The Emmy® statuette may not be reproduced or used in any commercial manner unless otherwise permitted by the Academies, it being understood that possession of the same is solely for the benefit of the recipient and the recipient's heirs or successors in interest.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
The will also states that priority should be given to luxury giant LVMH, L'Oreal, EssilorLuxottica or other groups, Reuters reported, adding that heirs should consider other fashion and luxury companies with which Armani's company has commercial ties for a sale.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Under the agreement, Lachlan is buying out the stakes of three of Rupert Murdoch’s other children — James Murdoch, Prudence MacLeod and Elisabeth Murdoch — who had challenged their father’s ability to restructure his heirs’ oversight of both corporations.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
In Africa, Wagner’s heirs struggle to hold their franchises together, and China and the Gulf states are buying up influence, drawing from far deeper pockets.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
According to the constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the throne is passed down through King Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein's dynasty, following a hereditary line of male heirs.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Larry Light, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Yes, when givers are reluctant to discuss money, heirs can encourage and frame talks with family dynamics in mind, Hess-Verdon said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
The Emmy® statuette may not be reproduced or used in any commercial manner unless otherwise permitted by the Academies, it being understood that possession of the same is solely for the benefit of the recipient and the recipient's heirs or successors in interest.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2025
The will also states that priority should be given to luxury giant LVMH, L'Oreal, EssilorLuxottica or other groups, Reuters reported, adding that heirs should consider other fashion and luxury companies with which Armani's company has commercial ties for a sale.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Under the agreement, Lachlan is buying out the stakes of three of Rupert Murdoch’s other children — James Murdoch, Prudence MacLeod and Elisabeth Murdoch — who had challenged their father’s ability to restructure his heirs’ oversight of both corporations.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
In Africa, Wagner’s heirs struggle to hold their franchises together, and China and the Gulf states are buying up influence, drawing from far deeper pockets.
—Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
According to the constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the throne is passed down through King Abdullah Ibn Al-Hussein's dynasty, following a hereditary line of male heirs.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heirs
inheritors
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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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In reality, what felled her was not just one gangster’s greed but an entire organization’s—the inheritors of Rothstein’s operation—zeroing in on a mom-and-pop, or at least a mom, business, as big enterprises always do.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Heirs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heirs. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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