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displanting

verb

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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  1. replacing
  2. superseding
Verb
  • Instead of replacing the turbines, the company’s system is designed to add a secondary power cycle.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Without authentic longing, and without any bittersweet complexity to the portrait of one social order replacing another, we’re left with little more than puffs of amusement, enough to escalate your mood but bound to fade by morning.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of replacing
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  • According to a superseding indictment filed last year, the organization operated from at least October 2023 through May 2025 and grew largely out of friendships developed through online gaming platforms.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Now, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed making this process permanent and potentially worse by having a political appointee review all grants before they are awarded, superseding the peer review process.
    — Abdullah Shihipar, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of superseding
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“Displanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displanting. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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