obvious successor

collocation in English

meaningsofobviousandsuccessor

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obvious
adjective
uk
/ˈɒb.vi.əs/us
/ˈɑːb.vi.əs/
easy to see, recognize, ...
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successor
noun[C]
uk
/səkˈses.ər/us
/səkˈses.ɚ/
someone or something that comes after another person ...
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(Definition ofobviousandsuccessorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This ship will be something over 10,000 tons: and anobvioussuccessorto the cruiser.
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She has noobvioussuccessorin that role.
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He expressed the view that there was noobvioussuccessor.
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Theobvioussuccessormay be busy on something else or may not be willing to accept the post for some time.
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I know some of our major firms are experiencing difficulties now that established production runs will soon be ending and where there are noobvioussuccessorprojects.
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There was noobvioussuccessorto the popular premier.
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Her death left her brother without anobvioussuccessor.
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Latham was helped by the fact that there was noobvioussuccessorto the leadership.
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Truman dropped out of the presidential race early in 1952, leaving noobvioussuccessor.
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The obvious successors to these songs are football songs, but they rarely describe actual matches.
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