superseded

past tense of supersede
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to take the place of that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one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Recent Examples of superseded One offense is almost immediately superseded by the next, leaving little time to react, much less absorb their individual meaning and consequence. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Rankings and click-through rates are joined, and in some cases superseded, by share-of-voice measures such as brand mentions, algorithmic citations and real-time sentiment synthesis. — Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Missouri's highest court said a petition circulated by a group called People Not Politicians that demanded a statewide vote before the congressional map was implemented superseded the new map. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 For the returners, any urge to celebrate those achievements was superseded by a push to accomplish more. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 However, such designs may now be superseded by austere sites that allow agents to act efficiently on our behalf. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 That alert has since been superseded by another alert and is no longer active, according to the emergency notification. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Ellison's interest ultimately spurred a formal sale process that superseded a plan by WBD to split in two. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 The government raised the increment from 5 percent following labor unrest and said the higher rate would continue until it was revalued or superseded by a new minimum wage. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superseded
replaced
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  • Lithium-ion is typically replaced or augmented every seven to ten years, at 8,000 to 10,000 cycles, and an Aqueous Metal Cell installation is designed to run the full life of the project around it.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • In another change, fast bowler Mitchell Starc was replaced by Xavier Bartlett.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

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“Superseded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superseded. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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