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that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one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

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

In a superseding indictment issued in August 2025, a grand jury charged him with first-degree murder while retaining the armed criminal action charge. — Kansas City Star, 17 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

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

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