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that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one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

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

Johnson said that a grand jury approved a superseding indictment on Thursday. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 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

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