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as in superseded
to take the place of
the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models
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as in returned
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place
took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf
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Recent Examples of replaced
Silseth replaced Joey Lucchesi with two on in the seventh and struck Rivas looking, Luke Raley swinging and got Raleigh to ground out to second.
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CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
In a final response filed last week, Shelton argued that the county replaced what was effectively an outright ban with restrictions that still prevent ultralight pilots from accessing the airport.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The video feed suddenly cut out, replaced by a view inside the White Flight Control Room here at NASA's Johnson Space Center while flight controllers prepared a response that sounded a bit sheepish.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
New, smaller 14-passenger buses replaced the older buses and will be operated by six full-time drivers and 15 part-time drivers who have been retrained on the new buses that will travel along routes 410, 411, and 412, according to the mayor.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Even the train that transports visitors down a drift during tours had to be replaced with a similar vehicle.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Tolkan replaced Duvall in the role of Harry Roat, but Alan Arkin got the job in the 1967 film adaptation.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
Steel piers replaced wooden structures, and rigs reached farther from shore.
—Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
In a final response filed last week, Shelton argued that the county replaced what was effectively an outright ban with restrictions that still prevent ultralight pilots from accessing the airport.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2026
The video feed suddenly cut out, replaced by a view inside the White Flight Control Room here at NASA's Johnson Space Center while flight controllers prepared a response that sounded a bit sheepish.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
New, smaller 14-passenger buses replaced the older buses and will be operated by six full-time drivers and 15 part-time drivers who have been retrained on the new buses that will travel along routes 410, 411, and 412, according to the mayor.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Teams deemed the valve needed to be replaced and the rocket needed to be rolled back from the pad to Boeing’s Vertical Integration Facility.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Even the train that transports visitors down a drift during tours had to be replaced with a similar vehicle.
—Jay Gabler, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
Tolkan replaced Duvall in the role of Harry Roat, but Alan Arkin got the job in the 1967 film adaptation.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replaced
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The new settlement also superseded a 2018 judgment against the corporation.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Republican lawmakers were in fact first to propose measures changing Cesar Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day, but those measures were superseded when the majority party leaders introduced their joint measure last week.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Baseball president Paul DePodesta returned after a 10-year hiatus to accept this assignment and found himself in the TV booth as the Phillies used Lorenzen as batting practice.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
4 Apr. 2026
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Scorcio’s mother returned from a trip with the tortoise.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
4 Apr. 2026
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That implies helium supply won’t be restored anytime soon, pointed out Christopher Ecclestone, principal and mining strategist at Hallgarten & Company.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Transportation Security Administration employees, including airport security screeners, are required to work but will not be paid until after funding is restored.—
Graham Hurley,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Replaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaced. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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