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"Next in line"2 answers
successor9 letterssucceeding10 letters
Filled answer is this word (SUCCESSOR).
Definitions
a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.
Used in a sentence
“George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.”
“After Li Tan's death in 1625, Hsu Hsin-su (許心素), leader of the Chang-chou people dwelling in and around the city of Hsia-men (廈門, or Amoy), emerged as his successor.”
“As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Next in line”9 letters
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