supersedes

present tense third-person singular of supersede
as in replaces
to take the place of that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one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 supersedes What happens when the idea of a book supersedes the book itself in the eyes of readers. 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 In that sense, this agreement supersedes previous efforts to tie Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty to external agendas. Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026 Just change a natural language prompt that generally supersedes everything else. 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 The decision ultimately belongs to the central government, which supersedes regional authorities. Sfundo Parakozov, USA Today, 6 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 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
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replaces
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  • 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
  • Attalon’s kWIC Disconnect replaces that workflow with a plug-and-play approach.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026

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“Supersedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersedes. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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