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Recent Examples of heir apparent
The erstwhile heir apparent stepped down as New World’s CEO in September and was succeeded by chief operating officer Eric Ma, who in turn, was replaced two months later by Echo Huang, the CEO of the company’s mainland subsidiary.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Beck is the Hurricanes’ heir apparent at quarterback following a dominant year by Cam Ward, who like Beck transferred to Miami with the hopes of producing a dominant final season of college football before going to the NFL Draft.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
People across the game viewed Venable as the 69-year-old Bochy’s heir apparent.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
But just who is the man Sandler jokingly identified as heir apparent to the sketch comedy institution?
—EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Beck is the Hurricanes’ heir apparent at quarterback following a dominant year by Cam Ward, who like Beck transferred to Miami with the hopes of producing a dominant final season of college football before going to the NFL Draft.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
People across the game viewed Venable as the 69-year-old Bochy’s heir apparent.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
But just who is the man Sandler jokingly identified as heir apparent to the sketch comedy institution?
—EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heir apparent
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Just over a year ago, Bradley ignited his senior career with a run of form that brought him into the conversation as a potential Alexander-Arnold successor, including a goal and two assists in a 4-1 victory against Chelsea in the January.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Their sole plausible successor, J.J.’s son, John, died suddenly at age 53 in 1962, a year ahead of his senescent father, who was never told of his death.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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The agency estimates that about 70,000 claimants may be flagged out of 4.5 million telephone claims per year.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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From April 14, many claimants will no longer have the option to verify their identity with the SSA over the phone when making claims or changing direct deposit information.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
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New photos: King Charles III, Queen Camilla celebrate 20th wedding anniversary The king's oldest son and heir Prince William and his wife, Princess Kate, were absent.—
Paul Sandle,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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In 1973, the Feds managed to turn one of the Brotherhood’s big benefactors: Gulf Oil heir Billy Hitchcock.—
John Semley,
Rolling Stone,
19 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek reached out to Perry's representative via email for comment on Monday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Today’s official kick-off follows the signing of an accord by representatives of the European Union’s European Investment Fund (EIF) in Paris on Friday committing €25M ($28.5M) to the fund.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Heir apparent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heir%20apparent. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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