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
  • But for all Regragui’s success, replacement Mohammed Ouahbi is even more closely aligned to the national team DNA, having been in charge of the victorious under-20s side prior to stepping up.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • The lawsuit alleges the replacement tickets many fans were given by StubHub were worse than their original tickets.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of replacement
Noun
  • Officials caution that not everyone reported missing is necessarily trapped beneath the rubble because communications failures, mass displacement and transportation disruptions have complicated efforts to reunite families.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
  • But any displacement by immigrants is limited and often dwarfed, as Card's research found, by job increases from new or expanding businesses that immigrants generate.
    — Robert Hormats, Time, 4 July 2026
Definition of displacement
Noun
  • The difference in ideals from reality is captured in the speeches that Romanzy and then Laura in a last minute substitution for Mary make at Founder’s Day, describing the town.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 July 2026
  • Finally, the jury would be instructed that OpenAI deleted billions of logs, which would play into news plaintiffs’ narrative that OpenAI has been moving in shady ways to obscure alleged substitution in the market since the case began.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026
Definition of substitution
Noun
  • The European Space Agency is also using Sentinel-1 data to map ground deformation caused by the earthquakes.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Here on Earth, structural engineers routinely design typical building systems to yield, crack, and sustain permanent inelastic deformation during a design-level seismic event.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 20 June 2026
Definition of deformation
Noun
  • The diamond diaphragm, created via chemical vapor deposition, provides exceptional rigidity and low distortion, crucial for precise sound reproduction.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Thanks to its QuietPort technology, sound distortion is nonexistent even at high volumes.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 July 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
  • 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
  • In addition to scarf tops, asymmetrical hems are having a moment, which is exactly how this Reformation set ended up on the list.
    — Morgan Evans, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026
Definition of reformation
Noun
  • Moreover, the analyst sees the possibility of solid estimate revisions, which could drive the stock higher.
    — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 July 2026
  • Trust in the category is the scarce resource, and the SFDR revision was written to rebuild it with clearer and stricter definitions.
    — Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of revision
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