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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
  • If the claim is approved, the company pays toward the repair or replacement up to the plan’s coverage limit.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
  • An examination of half of the building’s 278 panels reportedly revealed that 46 had severe structural corrosion and 93 had mild-to-moderate corrosion; one third of them requires immediate replacement.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of replacement
Noun
  • Records from older disasters are often incomplete, and some estimates include people who died from famine, disease and displacement in the months that followed, while others count only deaths directly caused by the flood.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The documentary threads Reddy’s story together with those of fellow artists Nil Yalter, Zarina and Camille Billops, each of whom channeled displacement into their art.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of displacement
Noun
  • Because only human labor is taxed, the scale is tipped toward substitution.
    — Nadine Hack, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Significantly, both were taken off as part of a quadruple substitution at half-time.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of substitution
Noun
  • Designed as a water-free alternative to costly water-spraying setups, this technology mitigates high track temperatures caused by extreme heat waves, reducing deformation risks and speed delays.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The condition may have caused pain and produced a deformation or swelling on her chest.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of deformation
Noun
  • Last year, India had urged members at the BRICS summit to address their trade imbalances with New Delhi, and market access to address that distortion is expected to be on the agenda this year.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Concerns about tariffs are creating distortions in the global market and contributing to higher prices, analysts say.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of distortion
Noun
  • 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
  • Exquisite Corpses and its forthcoming transmutations are more of a recent development, however.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 12 May 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
  • In many cases, the effort to build faster can invite new delays, higher costs, and revisions.
    — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Labor Department revisions also looked good, adding 55,000 to June and July payrolls.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of revision
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“Supplantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplantation. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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