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to take the place of that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one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 Federal prosecutors then issued a superseding indictment one year later charging them with 27 counts. Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 This is despite Israeli actions long superseding the targeting of Hamas. Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025 And then a superseding indictment came out that was unsealed about a year and a half ago that specifically detailed Maduro's actions. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025 In December, Heuermann was charged with murder in the death of a seventh woman, Valerie Mack, in a superseding indictment. Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025 But a surprisingly weak report on job growth across the country may be superseding that. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025 Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Anderson, was found guilty of five of six counts of a superseding federal indictment, according to court records. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025 Alvarez was charged on superseding information. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Prosecutors have said their criminal investigation is ongoing and additional charges or defendants could be added in a possible superseding indictment. Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superseding
replacing
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  • In 1966, Lodge received a call from Thomas with an offer to join The Moody Blues as their bass guitarist, replacing a departing Denny Laine.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
  • On Thursday, Sturm even shifted Mittelstadt to left wing, replacing him with Pavel Zacha.
    Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Superseding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superseding. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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