displant

as in to replace
to take the place of long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time

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  • Ron Marinaccio replaced Sears with one out in the fifth and threw a career-high three innings before Wandy Peralta went the rest of the way.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • But a decision by Texas Republicans to redraw its congressional districts to favor the party in the upcoming 2026 midterms has spurred California Democrats to try and replace the independent maps — at least temporarily.
    Grace Hase, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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  • This is despite Israeli actions long superseding the targeting of Hamas.
    Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
  • And then a superseding indictment came out that was unsealed about a year and a half ago that specifically detailed Maduro's actions.
    Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Displant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displant. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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