- plural of successor.
successors
Example Sentences
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This ongoing Lorne Watch, with predictions of his retirement and potential successors, began around Season 40 and continues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The iPhone 17 and 17 Air will continue to be on sale until their successors are released in early 2027.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Engelsman says all three former presenters were supportive of their successors and "were very paternal and caring about it".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
His long stay abroad has also stoked talk of a post-Biya future and accelerated jockeying among would-be successors as questions over who might replace him persist.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
But it is harder to understand why his medieval successors had not developed his theories in order to show how they might be put to work by artists.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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