as in replaces
to take the place of
old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways
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Recent Examples of supplants
There’s no world, even when Dre Greenlaw returns, in which Greenlaw suddenly supplants Singleton as the mike linebacker in Denver’s defense or Justin Strnad starts over him.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Heavy water, therefore, supplants its two regular hydrogen atoms with two deuterium atoms.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Both players should tangibly improve the club's offensive optionality under new head coach Mike Brown, who supplants fellow former two-time Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
That funding supplants a pilot funding program that lawmakers had utilized for member security in the wake of the shooting targeting state lawmakers in Minnesota over the summer.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Ned supplants the interim editor of the failing newspaper, Esmeralda (Sabrina Impacciatore), a Disney Princess version of Michael Scott (Steve Carell).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Heavy water, therefore, supplants its two regular hydrogen atoms with two deuterium atoms.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Both players should tangibly improve the club's offensive optionality under new head coach Mike Brown, who supplants fellow former two-time Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
That funding supplants a pilot funding program that lawmakers had utilized for member security in the wake of the shooting targeting state lawmakers in Minnesota over the summer.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Ned supplants the interim editor of the failing newspaper, Esmeralda (Sabrina Impacciatore), a Disney Princess version of Michael Scott (Steve Carell).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplants
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Seaweed replaces plastic Traditional recycling doesn’t work for medical devices.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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This action removes or replaces your unique ID so apps and advertisers can no longer use it for personalized ad tracking.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The grand jury indictment supersedes the criminal complaint and allows the criminal case to skip the preliminary hearing phase and move toward a trial.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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So the longevity of her dream somehow supersedes Julia’s dream?—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Supplants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplants. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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