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
So while employers may value workers who patiently follow directions, productivity will suffer if reading is supplanted by TikTok learning.
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Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 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
On others, the BBC remains comfortably ahead of YouTube, but for the broadcaster to be supplanted on even a single metric is notable, given its decades-long dominance in Britain.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2026
Exposed to John Coltrane’s classic quartet by bandmate Phil Lesh, Weir’s early folk influences were supplanted by a vision of becoming the rhythm guitar equivalent of McCoy Tyner’s left hand.
—Jesse Jarnow, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
After back-to-back breakout games against the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys, Dowdle supplanted Hubbard as the primary runner in the backfield.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
In Iran today, the regime’s founding principle of pan-Islamic revolutionary ideology has been supplanted by a fierce, corrective nationalism.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Beyond Tagovailoa, Wilson could likely be on his way out, too, after he was supplanted by Ewers once Tagovailoa was benched.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Chiefs dominate 2025 ratings The Chiefs have supplanted the Cowboys as America’s Team, as this season’s television ratings show.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 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
On others, the BBC remains comfortably ahead of YouTube, but for the broadcaster to be supplanted on even a single metric is notable, given its decades-long dominance in Britain.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2026
Exposed to John Coltrane’s classic quartet by bandmate Phil Lesh, Weir’s early folk influences were supplanted by a vision of becoming the rhythm guitar equivalent of McCoy Tyner’s left hand.
—Jesse Jarnow, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2026
After back-to-back breakout games against the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys, Dowdle supplanted Hubbard as the primary runner in the backfield.
—Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
In Iran today, the regime’s founding principle of pan-Islamic revolutionary ideology has been supplanted by a fierce, corrective nationalism.
—Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026
Beyond Tagovailoa, Wilson could likely be on his way out, too, after he was supplanted by Ewers once Tagovailoa was benched.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2026
Chiefs dominate 2025 ratings The Chiefs have supplanted the Cowboys as America’s Team, as this season’s television ratings show.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplanted
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The House is expected to come back early next week to take up the Senate deal, which includes five spending bills but stripped out a bipartisan bill funding DHS until September and replaced it with a two-week bill.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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City Manager Doug Dunford said the city replaced lighting on all four fields to qualify for a grant from the Turlock Irrigation District.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Campbell also claimed that an IRS lien against his assets superseded the charging orders, but the existence of an IRS lien did not negate the charging orders.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After the dealer convention, the bikes were considered superseded and were dispersed.—
Mike Hanlon
January 16,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Supplanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanted. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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