displants

present tense third-person singular of displant
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 49-year-old May replaces Jason Kidd, who was let go two weeks after the Mavericks hired Masai Ujiri as president of basketball operations and alternate governor.
    Schuyler Dixon, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
  • The 49-year-old replaces Jason Kidd, who was fired in May after five seasons with the Mavericks.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 22 June 2026
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  • Just change a natural language prompt that generally supersedes everything else.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • 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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“Displants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displants. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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