supplantations

noun

plural of supplantation
as in replacements

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  1. replacements
  2. displacements
  3. substitutions
  4. deformations
  5. distortions
Noun
  • Months of haggling for replacements brought more frustration until July.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • Their replacements had concerns over the use of surveillance cameras and opposed laws that barred repeat public drug users from certain areas in the city.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of replacements
Noun
  • Officials were still working to confirm the number of displacements and said they would be assisted with housing by the American Red Cross, according to Partridge.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
  • As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.
    — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of displacements
Noun
  • Each team is allowed five substitutions per match, plus an extra substitution if the match goes into extra time.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Definition of substitutions
Noun
  • Reference markers printed directly onto the silicone collar let a tiny onboard camera measure those deformations in real time.
    — Omar Kardoudi April 23, New Atlas, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.
    — Rachael Seidler, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of deformations
Noun
  • Once the company installed the windows, Lichter noticed distortions.
    — Larry Seward, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • But the most obvious distortions at the hearing came from the Senate panel.
    — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of distortions
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