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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
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.
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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
HubSpot’s new Data Hub, which replaces Operations Hub, pulls in structured CRM records, emails, call transcripts, and outside signals.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Whatever replaces it will, if current trends are any indication, be very different.
—Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The restaurant replaces Donna’s Caribbean Restaurant, which broke ground in 2021 and opened its doors along the Sistrunk corridor in 2023.
—Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Panchagnula champions augmented intelligence—where AI amplifies human expertise rather than replaces it, using human-in-the-loop workflows.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
New defensive coordinator Chris Ash replaces Al Golden and gets a big test right off the bat in Miami’s Beck.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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
HubSpot’s new Data Hub, which replaces Operations Hub, pulls in structured CRM records, emails, call transcripts, and outside signals.
—Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Whatever replaces it will, if current trends are any indication, be very different.
—Chris Almeida, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
The restaurant replaces Donna’s Caribbean Restaurant, which broke ground in 2021 and opened its doors along the Sistrunk corridor in 2023.
—Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2025
Panchagnula champions augmented intelligence—where AI amplifies human expertise rather than replaces it, using human-in-the-loop workflows.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
New defensive coordinator Chris Ash replaces Al Golden and gets a big test right off the bat in Miami’s Beck.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
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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As your ovaries produce less estrogen and progesterone during menopause, the treatment restores hormone levels with artificial hormones.—
Jocelyn Solis-Moreira,
Flow Space,
3 Sep. 2025
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The title restores the original game, down to the pixel, including the return of seven of the eight NFL legends that appeared in the first game.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fernandes immediately returns the pass, but Amad’s shirt is pulled, and the referee points to the spot.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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Conrad also says goodbye to Belly and returns the infinity necklace to her.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Replaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaces. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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