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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Verb
  • Sailor replaced Aviles in the 78th minute and Morales went in Rodriguez in the 89th minute.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The 31-year-old reliever's absence forced the Dodgers to replace him with Justin Wrobleski.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • The grand jury indictment supersedes the criminal complaint and allows the criminal case to skip the preliminary hearing phase and move toward a trial.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Innovation and usefulness shouldn't supersede humanity In the film, Dillinger refers to Ares as Master Control.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Displant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displant. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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