displanting

present participle of displant
as in replacing
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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  • Studio had some formidable shoes to fill, replacing the eponymous and long-beloved French fine-dining institution that had defined special-occasion fine dining in Laguna Beach for more than twenty years.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2026
  • The execution method, which involves strapping a respirator onto the inmate's face and replacing breathable air with pure nitrogen gas, causing death by lack of oxygen, has been criticized by opponents as inhumane and torturous.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
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  • In a concession to the council, Lee’s proposal would repeal a local law that disallows council members from superseding the administrator and giving orders to city staff.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • Aurora Phelps, 44, is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from older men by draining their bank accounts and using their credit cards to make purchases at luxury retailers including Dior, according to a superseding indictment filed in Nevada and obtained by PEOPLE.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
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“Displanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displanting. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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