Thesaurus results for DISPLANTS

displants

verb

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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That will be a huge emphasis for whoever replaces Jamie Pollard, who is retiring as athletic director next June.

— David Ubben, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
To start the second half, Warriors has a new kicker as Jordan Heffernan replaces Rodrigo Bigio.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

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Genesis also argued that the county lacked authority to revoke the permits because federal law supersedes local regulations.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
The real fix to this situation is to enact a federal framework that supersedes the state-by-state patchwork of regulations on autonomous vehicles.

— Mark Dalton, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

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