REPLACES Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

replaces

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present tense third-person singular of replace

as in supersedes

to take the place of the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models

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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 replaces Gracie Abrams replaces him with 'Daughter from Hell,' which debuts atop the ranking and gives her a first appearance on the roster. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 How lighting automation actually works Automation replaces the human step of flipping a switch. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Because helium replaces water as the cooling medium, these reactors do not need to be built near rivers or coastlines. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 The new season will also welcome a new showrunner, Victor Teran, who replaces Andrea Newman after 14 seasons. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 July 2026 The show will also have a new showrunner in Victor Teran, who replaces Andrea Newman after 14 seasons. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026 The new location replaces the traditional Sturbridge start used for decades. — Paul Burton, CBS News, 31 July 2026 Klopp replaces Nagelsmann, who oversaw a disappointing World Cup round-of-32 exit to Paraguay this summer, on a deal to 2030 — running through the 2028 European Championship and the World Cup two years later. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Candid replaces that process with AI agents and a rules engine trained on the submission quirks of more than 1,000 payers, so claims go out correctly the first time. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 22 July 2026

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What happens when the idea of a book supersedes the book itself in the eyes of readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
State Attorney’s Office prosecutors originally charged Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, with second-degree murder, but the grand jury indictment supersedes that charge, and he is now being held without bond on premeditated murder.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

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The one legal exception to this permanent rollback is if the governor personally restores an individual’s right to vote.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
Symbolically, the death of Husayn represents the shattering of the world, and Arbaeen restores it.

— Iqbal Akhtar, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

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