supplantation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplantation
Noun
  • Kepler’s in-house replacement would be Justin Crawford, the 21-year-old outfield prospect who is slashing .332/.408/.435 with 26 steals at Triple A.
    Anthony Stitt, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Even before releasing Tucker, the Ravens drafted his possible replacement in April, selecting Tyler Loop out of Arizona in the sixth round.
    Brian Wacker, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • In a prior essay months ago, Altman talked about job displacement, using the example of the old lamplighter – someone whose job would be to put fire to the streetlamps used in the times before municipal electricity.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The strikes come as Gaza endures a deepening humanitarian crisis, with widespread displacement, food shortages, and limited access to medical care.
    Amanda Castro Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Juve quickly reestablished their dominance despite a flurry of substitutions that broke the flow of the game, Conceicao bagging his second to push the scoreline out to 5-0.
    Adam Digby, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Frank’s aggressive substitutions saw Brentford come from behind in the final 10 minutes to secure a crucial victory.
    Jay Harris, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • The results suggest a high flow of lava increases ground deformation, leading to precursory warning signs that can alert scientists to a potential eruption.
    Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025
  • This activity is most likely the cause for the deformation at the center of the volcanic system, the paper notes.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Justice Samuel Alito warned in his own concurrence against the CASA opinion being undermined by distortions of the class action and standing rules in future cases.
    The Editors, National Review, 27 June 2025
  • Trying to keep the integrity of the original, those distortions remain.
    Tim Greiving, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • The next generation of Kardashians will soon enough inherit the dynasty’s now quieter cultural dominion, despite the media’s relentless transmutation, because the family has become powerful enough to run on autopilot.
    M. J. Corey, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
  • Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) — the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator — have observed a real-life transmutation of lead into gold.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The montage ended with a shot of England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson; his death was announced the day before Oasis announced their reformation in late August last year.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 29 June 2025
  • Normally, each agency and congressional committee submits separate bills that receive approval, but Trump is eager to enact his significant financial and social policy reformations.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The wide-field view of Rubin could help confirm this, which would prompt revisions to the standard model of cosmology, or Lambda Cold Dark Matter (LCDM), a model built on a constant dark energy strength.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 June 2025
  • While revisions are usually made after the director’s cut is submitted (unless the filmmaker has a deal guaranteeing them final cut on the project), the director’s cut can later be released for fans who want to compare it against what was released in theaters or on streaming.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 17 June 2025
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“Supplantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplantation. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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