as in replaced
to take the place of
old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways
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Recent Examples of supplanted
Leclerc started the 2024 season as closer, too, but was supplanted by right-hander Kirby Yates by the middle of the season’s first month.
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Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Yes, one Evil Empire has supplanted another.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
And yet, before last summer had even ended, the intrepid adventurism that brought the nation’s first big wave of tourism was supplanted with grousing and gripes.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
The veteran supplanted Richardson as the Colts’ starter in training camp and quickly revived his career in Indianapolis.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Congress is a hive of low-character performance, full of individuals who have supplanted their responsibilities to the Constitution and the public interest with flagrant careerism.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Community interdependence and the common good have been supplanted by for-profit services, leaving many people feeling isolated and ignored.
—Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Today, the old highway’s status as a national thoroughfare has been supplanted by the much speedier Interstate 55.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Some white-collar employers are also dropping off the list, as some workers start to view blue-collar work as less likely to be supplanted by AI, Zhao said.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 30 Mar. 2026
Yes, one Evil Empire has supplanted another.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
And yet, before last summer had even ended, the intrepid adventurism that brought the nation’s first big wave of tourism was supplanted with grousing and gripes.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2026
The veteran supplanted Richardson as the Colts’ starter in training camp and quickly revived his career in Indianapolis.
—James Boyd, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Congress is a hive of low-character performance, full of individuals who have supplanted their responsibilities to the Constitution and the public interest with flagrant careerism.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Community interdependence and the common good have been supplanted by for-profit services, leaving many people feeling isolated and ignored.
—Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Today, the old highway’s status as a national thoroughfare has been supplanted by the much speedier Interstate 55.
—Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Some white-collar employers are also dropping off the list, as some workers start to view blue-collar work as less likely to be supplanted by AI, Zhao said.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplanted
Verb
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But eventually, the anger ebbed; replaced by an all-too-familiar ache of grief laced with longing.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles is changing César Chávez Day to Farm Worker’s Day, while some advocates, including former farmworkers, are asking that Chávez be replaced with Dolores Huerta, the civil rights leader who fought alongside the man who allegedly raped her.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The new settlement also superseded a 2018 judgment against the corporation.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Republican lawmakers were in fact first to propose measures changing Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day, but those measures were superseded when the majority party leaders introduced their joint measure last week.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Supplanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanted. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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