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as in superseded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
Those looks were replaced with expressions of exhaustion and defeat.
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Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
That rhetoric has been replaced by a basic long-leash Republicanism — a shift that may be unsurprising with a dealmaker in the Oval Office, but has disappointed progressives and hardcore populists and sent legal sherpas scrambling to freshen their advice.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
With Olympic lineups allowing teams to dress seven defensemen, Morrissey was replaced on Canada’s second pair with Colton Parayko by Shea Theodore, who had been rotating in on the third pair with Drew Doughty and Thomas Harley in the first period.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
In the 20th century robots replaced many workers who earned a living using their hands, in the 21st Century AI and more will replace people who earn money using intellectual abilities.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
As such, the line was discontinued in 2023 and replaced with the Perpetual 1908 collection.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 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, 13 Feb. 2026
Remember, this is the same president who replaced President Obama’s official portrait in the Grand Foyer of the White House to a painting of himself.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Ashton Larson, an LSU transfer, got the start in left field and went 0-for-2 before he was replaced by Jayden Duplantier.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
That rhetoric has been replaced by a basic long-leash Republicanism — a shift that may be unsurprising with a dealmaker in the Oval Office, but has disappointed progressives and hardcore populists and sent legal sherpas scrambling to freshen their advice.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Feb. 2026
With Olympic lineups allowing teams to dress seven defensemen, Morrissey was replaced on Canada’s second pair with Colton Parayko by Shea Theodore, who had been rotating in on the third pair with Drew Doughty and Thomas Harley in the first period.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
In the 20th century robots replaced many workers who earned a living using their hands, in the 21st Century AI and more will replace people who earn money using intellectual abilities.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
As such, the line was discontinued in 2023 and replaced with the Perpetual 1908 collection.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 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, 13 Feb. 2026
Remember, this is the same president who replaced President Obama’s official portrait in the Grand Foyer of the White House to a painting of himself.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
Ashton Larson, an LSU transfer, got the start in left field and went 0-for-2 before he was replaced by Jayden Duplantier.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replaced
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Campbell also claimed that an IRS lien against his assets superseded the charging orders, but the existence of an IRS lien did not negate the charging orders.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After the dealer convention, the bikes were considered superseded and were dispersed.—
Mike Hanlon
January 16,
New Atlas,
16 Jan. 2026
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There were no additional details about the arrest and messages to Cordero's cellphone were not immediately returned.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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However, police in Minnesota can issue a citation that directly charges a suspect, typically with a low-level crime, absent a formal criminal complaint returned from city or county prosecutors.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Now, more than four decades after the original carriages were meticulously restored to their former glory, another is set to join them on the rails.—
Connor Sturges,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Feb. 2026
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Ancient mosaics have been restored into laughable deformities of their previous selves.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Replaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaced. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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