superseding

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to take the place of that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one

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Recent Examples of superseding Earlier this month, a grand jury returned a superseding indictment charging Thomas with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death and first-degree murder. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026 Absent that, the lawyer asked for a 30-day postponement and demanded an unredacted copy of the new superseding indictment. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 Now, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed making this process permanent and potentially worse by having a political appointee review all grants before they are awarded, superseding the peer review process. — Abdullah Shihipar, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026 Days later, Beirich was charged in the second superseding indictment. — Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 One big call was to yellow card Marco van Staden for cynical play on his tryline, superseding a high tackle by New Zealand captain Ardie Savea on Wiese. — ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors later filed a superseding indictment in May 2025 that added a new count of stalking, but removed references to Durk’s lyrics as evidence. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 On May 22, a grand jury in New Haven returned a second superseding indictment charging Louis, Davis and Williams with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, which carries a maximum term of 20 years in prison. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superseding
replacing
Verb
  • Instead of replacing the turbines, the company’s system is designed to add a secondary power cycle.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Without authentic longing, and without any bittersweet complexity to the portrait of one social order replacing another, we’re left with little more than puffs of amusement, enough to escalate your mood but bound to fade by morning.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026

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“Superseding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superseding. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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