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
The Media Player in Windows 11 is new, supplanting the older Groove app.
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Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Supplementing human reasoning rather than supplanting it is still a choice leaders can architect into how AI gets deployed.
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Chris Rosenberg,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Star Catcher envisions its power-node system as complementing nuclear generators rather than supplanting them, according to Rush.
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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.
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Joseph Person,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Accounts run by male influencers like Andrew Tate, Andy Elliott, and Wes Watson were supplanting him.
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Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Claude quickly surged to the top of the app store, supplanting OpenAI’s chatbot.
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Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
This mix of inquisitiveness and exactitude is probably what sets Coyne apart from all the other overconfident music influencers on TikTok supplanting traditional forms of music journalism.
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Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
For another, this drubbing, unlike many previous ones, was triggered not by fears of a bubble but rather concern that AI is on the verge of supplanting the business models of a wide swathe of companies that doomsayers have long predicted were at risk.
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Brody Ford,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Michael Muchmore,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
Supplementing human reasoning rather than supplanting it is still a choice leaders can architect into how AI gets deployed.
—
Chris Rosenberg,
Forbes.com,
28 May 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
Claude quickly surged to the top of the app store, supplanting OpenAI’s chatbot.
—
Frank Landymore,
Futurism,
5 Mar. 2026
This mix of inquisitiveness and exactitude is probably what sets Coyne apart from all the other overconfident music influencers on TikTok supplanting traditional forms of music journalism.
—
Chris Richards,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
For another, this drubbing, unlike many previous ones, was triggered not by fears of a bubble but rather concern that AI is on the verge of supplanting the business models of a wide swathe of companies that doomsayers have long predicted were at risk.
—
Brody Ford,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplanting
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Australia answered our prayers, replacing the impressive Patrick Beach, who made an excellent save late in regulation to keep the scores level, with 34-year-old Mat Ryan in the final seconds of extra time.
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Work is underway on a bridge in Caraballeda, where authorities are replacing guardrails, laying new asphalt and repairing expansion joints to restore safe travel conditions.
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Coral Springs resident Kashou was charged by a superseding indictment earlier this month in the Northern District of Texas, along with several co-defendants, with conspiracy to violate the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute.
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That charge — misprision of a felony — was filed in a superseding information Alvarez pleaded to, which followed the original indictment.
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“Supplanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanting. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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