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as in superseded
to take the place of
the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models
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as in returned
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place
took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf
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Recent Examples of replaced
Timmerman replaced Burnham and walked Jolyna Lamar and Rylee Slimp before Grant crushed a 260-foot no-doubter that hit a metal fence beyond the wall in left-center field.
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Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
The nautical equipment still featured the aluminum fishing boat, but the impossible tub was long gone, replaced by a pontoon boat, a real one.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
She was replaced by DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, himself formerly a Republican senator from Oklahoma, whose confirmation took a remarkably quick 18 days.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
Agency officials replaced the train with shuttle buses at Union, 38th/Blake, 40th/Colorado and Central Park stations until further notice.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
After ChatGPT and other AI platforms came out, conversations among industry professionals at trade shows a couple years ago centered around worries about being replaced or disintermediated.
—Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
O’Heaney was replaced by Carol Huston for the second season, which lasted 15 episodes before being canceled.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Matsui replaced Giolito with the bases loaded and ended that inning and, after the Padres tied the game 4-4 in the top of the fourth, turned in the first 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fourth.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Tim Willert, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
The nautical equipment still featured the aluminum fishing boat, but the impossible tub was long gone, replaced by a pontoon boat, a real one.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
She was replaced by DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, himself formerly a Republican senator from Oklahoma, whose confirmation took a remarkably quick 18 days.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2026
Agency officials replaced the train with shuttle buses at Union, 38th/Blake, 40th/Colorado and Central Park stations until further notice.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
After ChatGPT and other AI platforms came out, conversations among industry professionals at trade shows a couple years ago centered around worries about being replaced or disintermediated.
—Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
O’Heaney was replaced by Carol Huston for the second season, which lasted 15 episodes before being canceled.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
Matsui replaced Giolito with the bases loaded and ended that inning and, after the Padres tied the game 4-4 in the top of the fourth, turned in the first 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the fourth.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replaced
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Lions Bays Search and Rescue led the initial search for McLean as a missing person, only to be superseded by the IHIT investigators active in RCMP regions in the province’s lower mainland.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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With the Selfish Gene, we’re programmed to do what’s best for ourselves and our own survival that’s only superseded by the survival of our children, right?—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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With utility man Kiké Hernandez on the IL with an oblique injury, the Dodgers also re-signed Santiago Espinal and returned him to the active roster.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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At long last, Lodo Magic returned.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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At that moment, the air in the Lenovo Center was taken right out of the fans’ sails, but a trusty veteran restored that later in the period.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 June 2026
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In one of the poshest corners of Recoleta is this neoclassical mansion from the 1930s that has been impeccably restored.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Replaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaced. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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