supplanting

present participle of supplant
as in replacing
to take the place of old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways

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“Supplanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanting. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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