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
Heintschel supplanted Eli Holstein about a month into the season and seems entrenched as the starter for 2026.
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 13 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
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
Antonio Morales, New York Times, 13 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplanted
Verb
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The typical mini shower gels and shampoos have also been replaced with refillable large bottles, further minimising plastic waste.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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Accidental melodies fade in and out of earshot; pulsing chords rise up from below and are swallowed back into the murk, only to be replaced by other pulses running at different tempi, giving the impression of wheels within wheels within wheels.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Thomas Edison previously attempted to improve this using nickel-iron chemistry to reach a 100-mile range, but the technology was ultimately superseded by internal combustion engines.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 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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“Supplanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanted. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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