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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 successors
Watches made now cannot be a problem for my successors.
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Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
By staying engaged, mentoring successors, and helping employees embrace change, acquired leaders set the business up for success while preserving their own professional integrity.
—Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
By integrating digital tools seamlessly into our environments, the Vision Pro and its successors could enhance both productivity and creativity.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Predictions for Future Iterations If the Vision Pro represents a foundational leap, its successors could solidify spatial computing’s role in the mainstream.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Littlefield had some advice for his successors in the executive suites.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Neither of his successors have made catastrophic moves, but the gravy train of incoming stars has ended.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Signals of Change Biodiversity credits are emerging as successors to carbon credits.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Both leaders were pardoned by their successors.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2024
By staying engaged, mentoring successors, and helping employees embrace change, acquired leaders set the business up for success while preserving their own professional integrity.
—Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
By integrating digital tools seamlessly into our environments, the Vision Pro and its successors could enhance both productivity and creativity.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Predictions for Future Iterations If the Vision Pro represents a foundational leap, its successors could solidify spatial computing’s role in the mainstream.
—Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Littlefield had some advice for his successors in the executive suites.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Dec. 2024
Neither of his successors have made catastrophic moves, but the gravy train of incoming stars has ended.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Signals of Change Biodiversity credits are emerging as successors to carbon credits.
—Francois Botha, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Both leaders were pardoned by their successors.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for successors
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In the words of an AI proponent, the way for customer service representatives, and others doing similar jobs, to keep their positions is to become highly effective operators.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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But representatives from our State Department have not joined them.—
Tony Hunter,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The manufacturers of almost all of them will provide repairs, replacements, or refunds.—
Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
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Tesla’s service and collision centers are already overwhelmed with these modifications as well as other concerns, such as self-driving computer replacements in newer cars.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2024
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Google has launched tools and services enabling developers and business users to build agents.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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At Cloud Next, Google Cloud’s annual user conference, the company presented its vision for AI agents.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Kogonada is repped by WME, Ilene Feldman Management and attorneys Daniel Passman and Tara Kole.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025
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Parham, who is represented by attorneys Shawn Perez and Ariel Mitchell, says she was then raped by multiple men, including Beckham, and drugged.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Successors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/successors. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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