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Recent Examples of supersedes
Industry associations frame the career as one with enviable job security, given the ever-increasing need for nurses that supersedes economic downturns.
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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
Sherman’s naïve insistence that the UN Charter, as a treaty obligation, supersedes anything the General Assembly or Security Council may do is a tragic joke.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
And in the modern NBA, brand loyalty often supersedes product quality.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Scanning deeper, Toberoff discovered a provision in the Writers Guild collective bargaining agreement that says writers who create original TV series automatically retain certain rights—including film rights—that supersedes any other agreement.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
But their deployment, marauding the streets of American communities, operating with military posture and lethal force, supersedes that mission and strikes at the heart of constitutional governance.
—Larry Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
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
Sherman’s naïve insistence that the UN Charter, as a treaty obligation, supersedes anything the General Assembly or Security Council may do is a tragic joke.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
And in the modern NBA, brand loyalty often supersedes product quality.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Scanning deeper, Toberoff discovered a provision in the Writers Guild collective bargaining agreement that says writers who create original TV series automatically retain certain rights—including film rights—that supersedes any other agreement.
—Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
But their deployment, marauding the streets of American communities, operating with military posture and lethal force, supersedes that mission and strikes at the heart of constitutional governance.
—Larry Pino, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersedes
replaces
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The AQRe Project replaces this outdated model with a digital blockchain system that provides real-time traceability.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Remi replaces that process with satellite imagery and LIDAR (light detection and ranging), which together map the geometry, pitch, and surface area of a roof without anyone setting foot on the property.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Supersedes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersedes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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