supplanted; supplanting; supplants
1
: to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
Examples of supplant in a Sentence
old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways
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Yousef masterfully carries us along from the women’s happier memories of Kinkade as a devoted family man to someone whose work and fame began to supplant the needs of his wife and kids.
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
There was a time when the U.S. Open attempted to claim that title, and it was usually supplanted by The Open Championship – a tournament once known as The British Open.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
In January, Trump signed an executive order directing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to establish the ERS to collect revenue from the president’s tariffs and potentially even supplant the Internal Revenue Service.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
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—Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
There was a time when the U.S. Open attempted to claim that title, and it was usually supplanted by The Open Championship – a tournament once known as The British Open.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
In January, Trump signed an executive order directing Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to establish the ERS to collect revenue from the president’s tariffs and potentially even supplant the Internal Revenue Service.
—Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2025
Image But as print magazines were supplanted as tastemakers by a chaotic online scrum, celebrity became more subjective.
—Annie Aguiar, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Supplant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supplant. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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supplant
verb
sup·plant
sə-ˈplant 
1
: to take the place of (another) especially by force or treachery
2
a
: to root out and supply a substitute for
b
: to gain the place of and serve as a substitute for especially by reason of superior excellence or power
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