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
For Venezuela, that means a transition led by Venezuelans, accountable to Venezuelans, with international support that strengthens — not supplants — sovereignty.
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Rick Singh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Rick Singh, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2026
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.
—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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Walls replaces Wells, who was head coach at DP since 2011, compiling a 137-48 record, including a state title in 2017.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2026
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Sac State replaces Northern Illinois University, which was invited to join the Mountain West Conference.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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But their deployment, marauding the streets of American communities, operating with military posture and lethal force, supersedes that mission and strikes at the heart of constitutional governance.—
Larry Pino,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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The practice of fascism supersedes its ideas, which is why people affected and diminished by it are not all that interested in a marketplace of ideas in which fascists have prime purchasing power.—
Aleksandar Hemon,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Supplants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplants. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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