Cover and Successor

Cover

Cover noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.

Usage example: people may only skip their shifts if they find a cover for themselves first

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Successor and cover are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successor" instead a noun "Cover".

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

Successor noun - A person who follows next in order.

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Cover and successor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead a noun "Successor".

old	old cover	old successor
good	good cover	good successor
best	best cover	best successor
better	better cover	better successor
Other adjectives: perfect, current, original, popular, actual, real, new, final, temporary, official, said.

Another Spiritual Successor of the game, Xenonauts, features more sophisticated cover mechanics than the original, as the AI loves kneeling behind boulders and other low cover (and shooting).

Source: Take Cover
His successor Edd the Duck usually wore a jumper that was long enough to cover his bottom half◊, with just his feet sticking out.

Source: Half Dressed Cartoon Animal / Live-Action TV
When the actual issue itself dropped, the cover had been changed to show the original Vision in place of his successor.

Source: Covers Always Lie / Comic Books

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