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Recent Examples of supersedes
Just change a natural language prompt that generally supersedes everything else.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
At the end of the day, the power of the federal government supersedes all power, state power local power.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 May 2026
As such, the state law supersedes the local regulation for housing projects that meet affordability thresholds.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
The decision ultimately belongs to the central government, which supersedes regional authorities.
—Sfundo Parakozov, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Industry associations frame the career as one with enviable job security, given the ever-increasing need for nurses that supersedes economic downturns.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The first principle, affording everybody equal basic rights and liberties, supersedes everything else and should be anchored in the nation’s constitution.
—George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Technique often supersedes feeling, though.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
Murphy’s ruling last month was a final ruling on the matter, which supersedes the preliminary injunction that was lifted by the Supreme Court.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
At the end of the day, the power of the federal government supersedes all power, state power local power.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 May 2026
As such, the state law supersedes the local regulation for housing projects that meet affordability thresholds.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
The decision ultimately belongs to the central government, which supersedes regional authorities.
—Sfundo Parakozov, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Industry associations frame the career as one with enviable job security, given the ever-increasing need for nurses that supersedes economic downturns.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The first principle, affording everybody equal basic rights and liberties, supersedes everything else and should be anchored in the nation’s constitution.
—George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
Technique often supersedes feeling, though.
—Mano Sundaresan, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
Murphy’s ruling last month was a final ruling on the matter, which supersedes the preliminary injunction that was lifted by the Supreme Court.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersedes
replaces
Verb
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Bas Jan Ader replaces Jason Bourne.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Back-channeling replaces direct escalation.—
Adrienne Down Coulson,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
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“Supersedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersedes. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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