Thesaurus results for SUCCESSORS

successors

noun

plural of successor

as in assistants

a person who has a job, position, or title after someone else; someone who succeeds another person The CEO's successor used to be the vice president here. the successor to the throne

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Recent Examples of successors But Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, unlike its successors in the soap world, would not cower in the face of such agitation, and was all the better for it. —

Literary Hub, 18 May 2026 Yet these narrower successors still impose new compliance burdens beyond those imposed by existing civil rights and consumer protection law. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026 Former Lynx forwards Jessica Shepard and Alanna Smith were held to 13 points and 10 rebounds combined, while their successors in Minnesota’s frontcourt — Natasha Howard and Nia Coffey — accounted for 39 points and 13 rebounds total in the victory. —

Twin Cities, 15 May 2026 Maui was fit for Hawaiian kings and royal courts, notably Kamehameha I and his successors, who made the coastal town of Lahaina the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom from 1820 to 1845. —

Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 14 May 2026 Certainly, there are other operations that could be considered successors to MK Ultra, but MK Ultra ended in '75. —

David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026 Some of these digital pamphlets provide terse, functional updates while others act as the successors to bygone alt-weeklies, covering cultural happenings and carrying out local-interest investigations. —

Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 14 May 2026 Racine and Anaia, acting as spiritual successors, pursue revenge with their own Bill, this one Black and even more mysterious. —

Jourdain Searles, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 Not only were both men there, but so were almost all of the successors to the presidency. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026

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Brown recalled LeBron scoring roughly 24 straight points, and when the Pistons called a timeout, one of Brown’s assistants suggested the head coach take control of a huddle LeBron had in command.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 May 2026
The Steelers also hired a number of former Green Bay assistants, including offensive line coach James Campen, who has a strong relationship with Rodgers.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 16 May 2026