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Recent Examples of heiress
Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress.
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The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
In 1939, the finance heiress Dorothy Schiff bought the paper and transformed it into a largely liberal tabloid, especially popular among the Jewish upper-middle classes.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The historic property was once home to eccentric heiress Rebekah Harkness, whom Swift immortalized in her 2020 track The Last Great American Dynasty.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 May 2025
The book pits two journalists against each other to cover the story of an aging heiress.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
In 1939, the finance heiress Dorothy Schiff bought the paper and transformed it into a largely liberal tabloid, especially popular among the Jewish upper-middle classes.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
The historic property was once home to eccentric heiress Rebekah Harkness, whom Swift immortalized in her 2020 track The Last Great American Dynasty.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 May 2025
The book pits two journalists against each other to cover the story of an aging heiress.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
Noun
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In 2022, a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan killed bin Laden's successor, Ayman al-Zawahri, who also helped plot 9/11.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
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Last week, Ehud Olmert, a former Prime Minister of Israel, publicly denounced his successor, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the war Netanyahu has been waging in Gaza.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
Noun
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India has been among the biggest beneficiaries of the boom.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 June 2025
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Federal Contractors Defense integrators and established IT vendors are among the most immediate beneficiaries.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Bell, from South Florida, is likely the heir apparent to Arch Manning and committed to the Longhorns almost a year ago.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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Abel emerged as Buffett's heir apparent years ago and, following the death of Vice Chairman Charlie Munger in 2023, has routinely joined him on stage at annual shareholder meetings.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
Noun
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That can obviously set up some interesting, and potentially uncomfortable, situations for both the devisee and your surviving spouse.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
20 Feb. 2022
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When a person dies, his claim passes to his heirs or devisees, subject to the administration of his estate.—
Virginia Hammerle,
Dallas News,
26 Jan. 2020
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The result that the purchaser at the judicial sale ends up only as an assignee of the distributional rights, but without governance rights, is the result that will ordinarily be obtained outside of bankruptcy too.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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As a mere assignee of Addington's interest, BAL did not gain Addington's governance rights.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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The 2,000-year-old Yamato dynasty was at risk of dying without a male heir in the next generation.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Redstone kept her diagnosis private, sharing it with only a tight circle of relatives, close friends, and advisers including David Ellison, the Skydance head and tech heir, whose company is set to purchase Paramount and the Redstone family’s stake, NYT added.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 June 2025
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On May 2, both groups were alerted to their grant revocation via email, amid a slew of rescissions targeting NEA grantees.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2025
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Launched in 2021, former MPAC Fellows include 2022 inaugural grantee Sarah Mokh and 2023 Screenwriting Lab participant Karina Dandashi, both of whom’s films competed at SXSW this year.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
2 May 2025
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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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