displanted

past tense of displant
as in replaced
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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  • Wade is the first free-agent addition to the Sixers since Mike Gansey replaced Daryl Morey as the team's new president of basketball operations.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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  • Ter Stegen's departure from Barcelona is due to his diminished role, having been superseded by Wojciech Szczesny and the impressive Joan Garcia, who secured both La Liga and the Zamora trophy.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
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    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 22 June 2026
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“Displanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displanted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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