successor

noun

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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 successor The most prominent example is Marshall’s successor on the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas. — Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025 Thus one of Busby’s successors, Frank O’Farrell, had his first ‘home’ game staged at Anfield. — Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025 Trudeau’s successor, Mark Carney, is due to be sworn in on Friday. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2025 Too often, successors cling to legacy out of fear—fear of too much change, fear of alienating loyalists, fear of losing what made a brand iconic in the first place. — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for successor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successor
  1. replacement
  2. deputy
  3. assistant
  4. representative
  5. attorney
  6. substitute
  7. agent
  8. stand-in
Noun
  • This buildup can reduce the water pressure, create clogs, or lead to leaks, forcing you to hire a plumber for repairs and replacement jobs.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Levin and others have said that bearing walls within the present structure limit remodeling options and unknowns in the old building could bring renovation costs up to replacement cost.
    — Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of replacement
Noun
  • During that period, his brother was hired into what appears to have been his first federal job—deputy director of the Office of Secretarial Boards and Councils at the Department of Energy.
    — David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Also in the power hallway is Beau Harrison, deputy chief of staff for operations.
    — Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • Trainer led Trump's battleground states strategy in 2020 and joined the first administration as special assistant to the president and director of regional political operations.
    — Axios, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The 10 individuals initially arrested in September 2017, which included four college assistant coaches, were all relative bit players in the ecosystem.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of assistant
Noun
  • This year, the party has spent nearly $152,000 backing a slate of Calumet City candidates led by Mayor Thaddeus Jones, who also is a state representative.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Jay Wheeler, on the other hand, delivered an entire album that’s representative of his new era both professionally and personally.
    — Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Immigration agents detained Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who teaches at Georgetown and has a visa, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, his attorney has said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2025
  • If the owner decides to fire the attorney for having met their ethical obligation to raise such concerns, the attorney is equally bound to keep the reasons for their termination confidential (except in certain exceptional circumstances).
    — Chris Deubert, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • Boateng played 48 minutes on March 1 and logged 28 minutes as a substitute in last week’s 3-1 win over Real Salt Lake.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • There was one game at Newcastle when a new player was sent on as a substitute and promptly lost the opponent he was meant to be marking at a set piece.
    — George Caulkin, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of substitute
Noun
  • Challenges & Considerations Adopting AI agents for data solutions comes with important challenges that businesses must address: Security Risks: Granting AI agents broad access to data systems introduces new security vulnerabilities.
    — Suri Nuthalapati, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The past few weeks have felt like a Cold War thriller in which an enemy agent somehow infiltrates the top of the United States government.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of agent
Noun
  • Riyadh will serve as a stand-in for multiple international cities, including Mumbai and Shanghai.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Viewers instantly fell in love with Tuna and his determination to stay with his stand-in mother.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of stand-in

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