replaced

past tense of replace
1
as in superseded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 And the club never replaced the synergy provided by Angel Zerpa, Taylor Clarke, Evan Sisk and Jonathan Bowlan among others. — Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 Both want Ukraine’s president to be replaced with someone who will agree a quick deal. — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026 In its latest court filing, AFA acknowledged that Spirit agreed that employees’ identification numbers won’t be part of what’s sold, for example, because they’ll be replaced by randomized identifiers. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 One with the world To find out which parts of the brain were doing the work, the team replaced one network’s psilocybin activity with its sober version and checked how badly the classifier degraded. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026 The protests began in the Paris suburbs in September amid complaints about overcrowded classrooms, inadequate heating and cooling, aging buildings and teachers who were not replaced when absent. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 The romantic expressionism of his Paris-collections work had been replaced by a sharper, crisper style of images, many of them set in the studio, and the mood was playful. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Raiola completed only six of 18 passes for 43 yards and two interceptions for the Ducks before he was replaced in the fourth quarter by Thomas. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026 Anthony Kay replaced reliever Jordan Hicks and surrendered a double to Travis Bazzana — Cleveland’s first hit. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replaced
Verb
  • Someone opening an old document might notice the date or author and realize the contents have been superseded.
    — Nick Burling, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Researchers generated hundreds of thousands of videos before the model was shut down and superseded by successive generations, Veo 2 and Veo 3, both of which were released to the public.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sonic, a 9-year-old Belgian Malinois, was discharged from Loomis Basin Veterinary Clinic and returned home to continue his recovery, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday afternoon.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Longhorns were up 17-3 after Ryan Niblett returned a punt for a touchdown to give the Horns a two-score lead midway through the second quarter while their opponent, the Florida Gators, looked hapless.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Maybe there’s an equilibrium that must be restored on this show, relationship-wise.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Congress restored most of the funding for fiscal year 2026 and is expected to do the same in the 2027 budget.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

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“Replaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaced. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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