displanted

verb

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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  1. replaced
  2. superseded
Verb
  • He was replaced by Detroit Tigers catcher Dillion Dingler in the fourth inning.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • But as those pinelands were replaced with cities and neighborhoods, the bats largely disappeared.
    — Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of replaced
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  • Rather than implementing the judgment, the city argued the parties’ new collective bargaining agreement superseded parts of the arbitration award because it was negotiated after the arbitrator issued his decision.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • But any such order might be superseded by the multi-state lawsuit.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Definition of superseded
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“Displanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displanted. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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