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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Recent Examples of supplanting Online shopping titan Amazon reportedly blocked Muse on its website this week, stopping it from becoming a personal shopper on behalf of its users and potentially supplanting Amazon’s own AI agents. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026 Trump calls for supplanting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by individual vaccines for each disease, administered at separate physician visits. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The film surpassed $500 million in North America in its first seven days, becoming the fastest title to reach that half-billion milestone by supplanting Endgame, which hit the threshold in eight days. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026 These are liquids that tend to elevate other herbal profiles; supplanting juniper as the star of the show. — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 The Media Player in Windows 11 is new, supplanting the older Groove app. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026 Star Catcher envisions its power-node system as complementing nuclear generators rather than supplanting them, according to Rush. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 12 May 2026 While McMillan was on his way to Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, Jalen Coker was supplanting Legette as WR2. — Joseph Person, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Accounts run by male influencers like Andrew Tate, Andy Elliott, and Wes Watson were supplanting him. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplanting
Verb
  • The merchandising was reconsidered as well, with more open space, redesigned display cases and seating replacing cases that previously occupied the front windows.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Instead of replacing merchandisers, AI removes bottlenecks and gives time and control back to brand teams.
    — Zohar Gilad, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • The superseding indictment was expected, and Cole was in court on Thursday for his arraignment, according to a court calendar.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In a superseding indictment filed in 2025, Michael Jarrett Jarrett and Davindra Ramanan were charged with stalking and other charges stemming from the July incident.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Supplanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanting. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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