heiress

noun

Definition of heiressnext
as in successor

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Recent Examples of heiress Kushner and Iger pivoting to Los Angeles reshapes the bidding and potentially clears the path for Walton Laurie, a Walmart heiress who brings deep pockets and a local flavor to the Vegas process. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Founded in 2017 by Alice Walton, a prominent philanthropist and heiress to the Walmart fortune, the Art Bridges Foundation’s mission is to expand access to American art across all regions of the United States. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 Alison Kennedy was the heiress of a wealthy Palo Alto family who would later adopt the alter ego Queen Mu and launch an influential cyberculture magazine called Mondo 2000, a futuristic mash-up of technology, psychedelics, and arts writing. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026 The backstory La Playa was built in 1905 by landscape painter Chris Jorgensen (he's known for his work depicting California landscapes; a number of his paintings are displayed at the property) for his wife, chocolate heiress Angela Ghirardelli. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for heiress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heiress
  1. successor
  2. beneficiary
  3. heir apparent
  4. devisee
  5. assignee
  6. heir
  7. grantee
Noun
  • The Titans were in the cellar and had just fired Vrabel’s successor, while the Patriots were on the way to the Super Bowl.
    — Mike Semel, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • These details, and whether the car was running the now-obsolete Autopilot or its more advanced successor FSD is impossible to know, because Tesla censored that section of the crash report.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of successor
Noun
  • But their adult children will be some of the biggest beneficiaries—especially Gen Xers.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s beneficiaries are Activating Change, Fondo Semillas, JBWS and The New York Women’s Foundation.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of beneficiary
Noun
  • Wide Receiver, Isaac TeSlaa, Detroit Lions Getty Images TeSlaa is the heir apparent to a starting position in the Lions wide receiver room.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The current heir apparent is Prince George, full name George Alexander Louis.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of heir apparent
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of devisee
Noun
  • Agents in Jira are generally available, allowing teams to assign work items to AI agents using the same interface as for human assignees, with full audit logging designed for compliance teams.
    — Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • To assign a task, simply tick a box, add a description, choose assignees, and input an optional due date.
    — Robert Anderson, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
Definition of assignee
Noun
  • His wife became Queen Mette-Marit, while his oldest child, Ingrid Alexandra, became crown princess and heir to the throne.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Yankees fans might be getting flashbacks of Boone’s defense for Anthony Volpe, who similarly faded into inconsistency after emerging as the apparent heir to the franchise’s shortstop role.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of heir
Noun
  • Michal Ruprecht spent a month reporting in Uganda as a Stanford Global Health Media Fellow and Pulitzer Center grantee.
    — Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But once the extra antiviolence dollars were approved, Novelo said CDPH allocated more of the additional funds to the other grantee, Metropolitan Family Services.
    — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of grantee

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“Heiress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heiress. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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