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 superseded
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  • And the club never replaced the synergy provided by Angel Zerpa, Taylor Clarke, Evan Sisk and Jonathan Bowlan among others.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Both want Ukraine’s president to be replaced with someone who will agree a quick deal.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of replaced
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  • One offense is almost immediately superseded by the next, leaving little time to react, much less absorb their individual meaning and consequence.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Rankings and click-through rates are joined, and in some cases superseded, by share-of-voice measures such as brand mentions, algorithmic citations and real-time sentiment synthesis.
    — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of superseded
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“Displanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displanted. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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