1. people or things that come after and take the place of others
Usage: plural of successor

Examples

• The company’s board is interviewing potential successors to the retiring CEO.
• The new smartphones are worthy successors to last year’s popular models.
• History will judge whether these leaders were adequate successors to their predecessors.
• The museum displayed artifacts from the Roman Empire and its successors.
• She trained several successors before leaving her position.
• The successors to the throne were announced at the ceremony.