as in inheritor
a person who has the right to inherit property
upon his death, Mr. Parkworth's property was divided evenly among his heirs, four sons and three daughters
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Recent Examples of heir
The SAGs are not the first time Chalamet has positioned himself as an heir to a larger legacy.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
In 2023 and 2024, for example, five museums restituted works to the heirs, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
—Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Three years later, Anna is struggling as an artist while West is a Stanford professor and heir to a fortune.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
In Mutombo, Robinson said, Russell had a worthy heir.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
In 2023 and 2024, for example, five museums restituted works to the heirs, including the Museum of Modern Art and the Carnegie Museum of Art.
—Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Three years later, Anna is struggling as an artist while West is a Stanford professor and heir to a fortune.
—Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
In Mutombo, Robinson said, Russell had a worthy heir.
—Daniel Brown, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir
Noun
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Trump and allies, meanwhile, often cast him as legatee of Reagan.—
David Jackson,
USA TODAY,
8 Sep. 2024
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Humans, as legatees of this heritage, learn by seeing and visualizing.—
Stephen Jay Gould,
Discover Magazine,
11 Nov. 2019
Noun
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Colbourne, a Jamaican descendant born in Panama, has lived in Miramar for 32 years.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Your birth chart shows that hope is not all lost, because your natal Jupiter—planet of luck and expansion—is Aries, situated right on top of your descendant (a.k.a.—
Roya Backlund,
StyleCaster,
7 Mar. 2025
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Then, in the wake of her mother’s diagnosis, at age 15 she was cast as spoiled heiress London Tipton on the Disney Channel’s The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.—
John Russell,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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From Anna Sui’s opulent and offbeat heiresses of the ’40s, to the ribbony eyes of Schiaparelli’s Paris Couture show, and Dolce & Gabbana’s fresh and youthful visages: Pat McGrath knows how to make a moment that articulates a house’s storytelling.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Heir.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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