as in replaces
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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The company is betting that the same technology can underpin a much larger shift, one where being recognized replaces the act of paying.—
Michelle Castillo,
CNBC,
19 May 2026 -
Otto Aerospace’s Phatnom 3500 edges closer to liftoff Otto Aerospace first announced the Phantom 3500 last year, a windowless jet that replaces traditional porthole windows with panoramic screens that provide views via a live camera feed.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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At the end of the day, the power of the federal government supersedes all power, state power local power.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Neither the model nor the human reading the output knows which supersedes the other.—
Philip Brittan,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Displants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displants. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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