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
Within the next decade, the enchanting imagism of silent film would be supplanted by the talkie’s emphasis on dialogue and narrative realism, upending the format and studios that had made Keaton a star of the Old Hollywood system.
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Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Since the 2008 financial crisis, non-bank lenders have supplanted traditional banks, and instability in private credit could force pension funds and other large investors to sell S&P 500 index funds, potentially exacerbating volatility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
As streaming then supplanted sales and stars such as Swift hammered out their issues with Spotify, a new playbook was written.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
McDavid, who has supplanted Crosby as the league’s top player, re-committed to the Oilers on the eve of the season’s opening games — assuring that the future of hockey’s most famous active player, now entering his 21st season, becomes the hot-stove topic between now and the trade deadline.
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
And then the follies of the ensuing play, which supplanted the earlier stand at the very same spot on the field as the most indelible and revealing snapshot of the game.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
To Mabel Dodge, Van Vechten’s article, coupled with Stein’s ongoing silence, made clear that she had been supplanted.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
His Zen talk now masked his indecision, and he’d been supplanted by an unsettling, de-aged digital doppelgänger hellbent on a campaign of conquest and the Tron equivalent of ethnic cleansing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Almost all its gasoline is imported, making gas expensive and scarce; in many parts of the countryside, bicycles and horse carts have supplanted cars.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Since the 2008 financial crisis, non-bank lenders have supplanted traditional banks, and instability in private credit could force pension funds and other large investors to sell S&P 500 index funds, potentially exacerbating volatility.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
As streaming then supplanted sales and stars such as Swift hammered out their issues with Spotify, a new playbook was written.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
McDavid, who has supplanted Crosby as the league’s top player, re-committed to the Oilers on the eve of the season’s opening games — assuring that the future of hockey’s most famous active player, now entering his 21st season, becomes the hot-stove topic between now and the trade deadline.
—Rob Rossi, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
And then the follies of the ensuing play, which supplanted the earlier stand at the very same spot on the field as the most indelible and revealing snapshot of the game.
—Chris Ochsner, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
To Mabel Dodge, Van Vechten’s article, coupled with Stein’s ongoing silence, made clear that she had been supplanted.
—Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
His Zen talk now masked his indecision, and he’d been supplanted by an unsettling, de-aged digital doppelgänger hellbent on a campaign of conquest and the Tron equivalent of ethnic cleansing.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025
Almost all its gasoline is imported, making gas expensive and scarce; in many parts of the countryside, bicycles and horse carts have supplanted cars.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplanted
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Dev Ittycheria will be replaced by Cloudflare vet Chirantan Desai.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Bridge Payments program replaced the pandemic-era Child Care Counts program, which offered providers monthly stabilization payments to help cover staff wages and other operating costs.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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In March 1943, an order from the adjutant general’s office superseded this directive.—
Time,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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But Dodge’s position as Stein’s exclusive representative was shortly to be superseded.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Supplanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanted. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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