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as in superseded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
Vince Galante replaced former head of Jeep design Mark Allen in 2023.
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Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
After the first sunny spring day, Parisians have officially packed up their winter wardrobe and replaced knits and boots with breezy trench coats and elegant ballerina flats—a look the French are perhaps most famous for.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 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, 11 Apr. 2026
Generally, mattresses should be replaced about every seven to eight years, certainly every 10, and sooner if your mattress has suffered a major accident of some sort.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
At that point, they must be removed and replaced.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Connor Hellebuyck, who made his 20th start in the last 22 games, allowed five goals on 20 shots before being replaced for the third period.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Even the train that transports visitors down a drift during tours had to be replaced with a similar vehicle.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Morgan Korn, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
After the first sunny spring day, Parisians have officially packed up their winter wardrobe and replaced knits and boots with breezy trench coats and elegant ballerina flats—a look the French are perhaps most famous for.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 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, 11 Apr. 2026
Generally, mattresses should be replaced about every seven to eight years, certainly every 10, and sooner if your mattress has suffered a major accident of some sort.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
At that point, they must be removed and replaced.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Connor Hellebuyck, who made his 20th start in the last 22 games, allowed five goals on 20 shots before being replaced for the third period.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Even the train that transports visitors down a drift during tours had to be replaced with a similar vehicle.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replaced
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Our actual political landscape, in which government officials are adding journalists to top-secret group chats or running around in wrong-sized shoes as a form of flattery, has too far superseded anything even the most cutting jokester could ever have dreamed up.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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While never officially revoked, the armistice was, in practice, superseded by a borders shift during the Six Day War in 1967.—
Mireille Rebeiz,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2026
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The indictment, which was returned by a grand jury in Bridgeport on March 18, charges Richardson and Rivera with interference with commerce by robbery (Hobbs Act robbery), which carries a maximum of 20 years in prison if convicted.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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Garth and Doherty both also returned for BH90210, which aired in 2019.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Ground zero Last year, Glenn Roquemore, who chairs the education committee of the Flying Leathernecks Heritage Foundation, was searching for eager students to build the iconic Jenny plane, based off of one that had been crashed and never restored.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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Service was later restored on the Red Line as far north as the Thorndale stop in Edgewater, but not beyond.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Replaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaced. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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