successor
Example Sentences
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The gathering marked the organization’s first major event since the death of founder Charlie Kirk, and the absence of a clear successor loomed large.
From Salon
“They are taking very good care of Nicolás Maduro and his immediate successors,” said Thomas A. Shannon Jr., a former high-ranking U.S. diplomat who engaged frequently with the Venezuelan regime.
He left his successor the delicate mission of repositioning the company’s strategy around the extraction of fossil fuels rather than disappointing investments in renewable energy.
The company is the corporate successor to the Texas Pacific Land Trust, which was formed in 1888.
From Barron's
Possibly Mr. Cameron thinks mo-cap acting is a natural successor to 1920s pantomime, but it’s hard not to notice that blockbuster filmmaking has wandered about 26 trillion miles from the humanity of “City Lights.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
