supplantation

noun

Definition of supplantationnext
as in replacement

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplantation
  1. replacement
  2. displacement
  3. substitution
  4. deformation
  5. distortion
  6. transmutation
  7. reformation
  8. revision
Noun
  • That includes construction, improvement, maintenance, repair and replacement of streets and sidewalks, as well as drainage, sewers and other related infrastructure.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The infrastructure work to create the tunnel, including road and drainage replacement, life safety systems and adding the structural elements, does not allow for separate lane closures, according to project information.
    — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of replacement
Noun
  • Against monarch-butterfly migrations and environmental destruction, the family’s struggle becomes a story of displacement, resilience and fragile belonging.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • While Cuban has highlighted how health care costs could be having an affect on the labor market, fears over AI job displacement are surging.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of displacement
Noun
  • If another player is injured, the Yankees could activate Judge as an injury substitution.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Dos Santos has incurred LAFC fans' ire for his static tactics and substitution plans, and his club has been booed at home by its normally supportive base.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of substitution
Noun
  • The collision was intense enough to cause deformation far beneath the surface.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Under a load of 20 tons in addition to its own weight, the platform showed minimal deformation and vibration in relation to its span.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of deformation
Noun
  • The proprietary clipguard technology that comes with it drastically reduces distortion and a internal pop filter to prevent plosive breath noise so listeners aren't distracted.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Spyglass Media said her posts crossed into antisemitism and hate speech, citing what the company characterized as false references to genocide, Holocaust distortion and an implication that Western media conceal Israel’s perspective.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of distortion
Noun
  • Hers is an art of transmutation, but one that never shies from showing you the pain it’s made from, at once hopeful and unflinching.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the act of telling, there is the potential for transmutation, the often (but not always) false promise of healing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Definition of transmutation
Noun
  • But this begs the parallel question of what the current museum architecture arises from and reflects, and why the oceanic and the oligarchic logics of the museum’s reformation now travel together here.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Years after his dad’s reformation, Jonah sits on a bench at the Broncos’ practice facility in Dove Valley, gazing out at the green expanse of his future.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
Definition of reformation
Noun
  • Modi's party and the Election Commission say the revision is aimed at removing duplicate and ineligible entries while ensuring eligible voters remain registered.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In the past few weeks, the university distributed a revision of the proposal the task force rejected to at least some County Commissioners.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of revision
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“Supplantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplantation. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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