as in replaced
to take the place of
that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one
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Recent Examples of superseded
Local standards of comportment and life style are chosen by each Dorf’s board of elders, but these can be superseded by higher authorities that control larger regions of the church.
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Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Short-term commitments superseded sentimentality, turning two homegrown cornerstones into opponents while thrusting a team into overhaul.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The Giants’ 2024 season, their 100th as a franchise, now has superseded the franchise’s infamous 1978 season by one full plane.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Note that while Norton Secure VPN remains available, it has effectively been superseded by Norton Ultra VPN Plus.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
An important difference being that those accused of communism could defend themselves during the congressional investigations, and the investigations themselves are superseded by higher powers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
On a human level, there are concerns about humans' creative skills being taken over by AI and the latest set of strengths being superseded by machines.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
While not directly comparable, the spike in Chinese warplanes on Monday superseded the previous daily record in September 2023, when 103 Chinese military aircraft were detected operating around Taiwan in a 24-hour span.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
The regulation was superseded by subsequent legislation permitting a much higher penalty.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Short-term commitments superseded sentimentality, turning two homegrown cornerstones into opponents while thrusting a team into overhaul.
—Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
The Giants’ 2024 season, their 100th as a franchise, now has superseded the franchise’s infamous 1978 season by one full plane.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Dec. 2024
Note that while Norton Secure VPN remains available, it has effectively been superseded by Norton Ultra VPN Plus.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
An important difference being that those accused of communism could defend themselves during the congressional investigations, and the investigations themselves are superseded by higher powers.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
On a human level, there are concerns about humans' creative skills being taken over by AI and the latest set of strengths being superseded by machines.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 15 Nov. 2024
While not directly comparable, the spike in Chinese warplanes on Monday superseded the previous daily record in September 2023, when 103 Chinese military aircraft were detected operating around Taiwan in a 24-hour span.
—Wayne Chang, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
The regulation was superseded by subsequent legislation permitting a much higher penalty.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superseded
replaced
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More Ethan Miller/Getty Images Niners Faithful have been calling for him to be replaced for a while.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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While machines can excel at data processing and pattern recognition, people bring unique strengths, including creativity, relationship management and even ethical judgment that cannot be comprehensively replaced by automation.—
M. Todd Abner,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Superseded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superseded. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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