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as in supersedes
to take the place of
the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models
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Recent Examples of replaces
Now ready for pre-sale, the Sync Oven and Sync Air Fryer exemplify an idea beyond a kitchen tool, one that replaces hesitation with clarity and guesswork with certainty.
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Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Leaders must pair intelligence with intention, ensuring AI augments humanity, not replaces it.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
With its focus on agriculture, the series replaces EatDenver’s longtime fall fundraiser, Harvest Week, and features 24 chefs and restaurants preparing collaborative, five-course menus.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
When fear replaces trust, culture is already broken.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Although more expensive and labor-intensive, the practice replaces much of the Central Valley’s roughly 500,000 acres of rice with temporary wetlands during the winter, a semblance of how the land would naturally function without dams, and levees and civilization.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The bill replaces the state’s once-a-year test with three shorter exams, to be given at the beginning, middle and end of the school year.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The new business along Market Street replaces NoraeBar, a karaoke bar that opened in 2020.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
But the scare device also contradicts the fashionable, secular ancestor-worship that replaces Christian doctrine for black progressives.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Leaders must pair intelligence with intention, ensuring AI augments humanity, not replaces it.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
With its focus on agriculture, the series replaces EatDenver’s longtime fall fundraiser, Harvest Week, and features 24 chefs and restaurants preparing collaborative, five-course menus.
—Jonathan Shikes, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
When fear replaces trust, culture is already broken.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
Although more expensive and labor-intensive, the practice replaces much of the Central Valley’s roughly 500,000 acres of rice with temporary wetlands during the winter, a semblance of how the land would naturally function without dams, and levees and civilization.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The bill replaces the state’s once-a-year test with three shorter exams, to be given at the beginning, middle and end of the school year.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
The new business along Market Street replaces NoraeBar, a karaoke bar that opened in 2020.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
But the scare device also contradicts the fashionable, secular ancestor-worship that replaces Christian doctrine for black progressives.
—Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replaces
Verb
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Modifications to gravity, which add additional parameters but have failed to create a consistent picture that supersedes general relativity.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
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In his book-length study, Transcendental Style in Film, Paul Schrader argues that for a film in the transcendental style, form supersedes content.—
Roy Scranton
August 20,
Literary Hub,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The agreement, set for five years, includes better wages and restores a signing bonus, according to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The mayor’s revised budget partially restores funding for some programs but still faces criticism for not fully addressing community needs.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For the live finale on September 25, Kim Jae Joong returns as Planet Master after previously mentoring the participants during the show’s early episodes.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cynthia Erivo returns as Elphaba with the kind of voice that fills a room and a presence that anchors a world.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Replaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaces. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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