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successor

noun as in heir

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Abe’s sudden decision to stand down was a shock, but his successor is unlikely to be a disrupter, says Jesper Koll, a Japan-based economist and senior adviser for WisdomTree Investments.

From Fortune

The new Apple Watch lineup will include a successor to the Apple Watch Series 5 and a replacement for the Series 3 that will compete with lower-cost fitness devices such as those from Fitbit Inc.

From Fortune

Abe said he would stay on until leaders of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party elect a successor.

From Fortune

His successor, Nicolás Maduro, has essentially held Chavez’s course.

I mean, it still — it would have landed on maybe my successors.

In addition to visiting the tomb of John Paul, who died of natural causes in 2005, Agca asked to see his successor, Pope Francis.

Capaldi said the nature of the character—a time-travelling alien—meant his successor could take any form.

Whether its successor, IPRA, is any different, is difficult if not impossible to tell.

Russians know they could do worse than Putin as president, and the West should keep in mind just how bad a successor might be.

And he was said to be urging Obama to appoint her as his successor.

Thereon the major-general took on himself to nominate Prince Eugne as Murat's successor.

He was the successor of Dr. Franklin as editor, and entered upon the business in 1763.

In the face of such public feeling Massna found nothing for it but to demand a successor and throw up his command.

It may be a forerunner or successor, the cause or consequence, or a contemporaneous fact, etc.

Luis Flores had already resigned public office, and Llorente was, at this time, his successor in the presidency of the Council.

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On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to successor, such as: replacement, beneficiary, descendant, follower, heritor, and inheritor.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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