Synonyms of superseding

superseding

verb

present participle of supersede

as in replacing

to take the place of

that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one

Synonyms & Similar Words

• replacing
• supplanting
• substituting
• relieving
• displacing
• displanting
• usurping
• preempting
• cutting out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of superseding

Rozier was first arrested and charged in October, but prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in May, adding two new charges. — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The case Chutkan dismissed was itself a superseding indictment from August 2024 that enhanced and replaced the original criminal case, filed a year earlier. — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 30 July 2026

In his ruling Tuesday, Judge Fitzgerald said both sides should confer to come up with a subsequent trial date for Counts One and Six of the third superseding indictment. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026

Attorney Abbe Lowell entered the not guilty plea on behalf of the organization to a superseding indictment that adds details about the charges first announced in April. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

Coral Springs resident Kashou was charged by a superseding indictment earlier this month in the Northern District of Texas, along with several co-defendants, with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2026

That charge — misprision of a felony — was filed in a superseding information Alvarez pleaded to, which followed the original indictment. — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

The Afghan national accused of carrying out a deadly ambush-style shooting targeting National Guard members near the White House pleaded not guilty Tuesday to all charges in a 17-count federal superseding indictment. — Bonny Chu , Jake Gibson, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

Rahmanullah Lakanwal was charged with eight additional counts in a superseding indictment, including murder of a person assisting an officer of the United States and discharge of a firearm during a violent crime that causes death, both of which are death penalty-eligible. — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 16 June 2026