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as in supersedes
to take the place of
the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models
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Recent Examples of replaces
The company is betting that the same technology can underpin a much larger shift, one where being recognized replaces the act of paying.
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Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Otto Aerospace’s Phatnom 3500 edges closer to liftoff Otto Aerospace first announced the Phantom 3500 last year, a windowless jet that replaces traditional porthole windows with panoramic screens that provide views via a live camera feed.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
What replaces these plans is unclear and has plunged public land managers, local communities and even industry into uncertainty that will linger for years.
—Scott Braden, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Glass replaces stone, terraces open to sea and sky, and interiors frame nature as the main protagonist.
—William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The existential question for business schools is not whether AI replaces them.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The building itself spans about 3,700 sq m (40,000 sq ft) and replaces an older facility from 1949 that the neighborhood has long outgrown, offering space for a gymnasium, a childcare center, a basketball court, community gathering spots, and various multipurpose rooms.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
In April, Bass released a new Climate Action plan for the city that largely replaces the Green New Deal and calls for doubling local solar power by 2030, reducing the use of fossil fuels in buildings and city buses, and addressing heat risk, among other items.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Under Civil Code Section 4775, the association repairs, replaces, and maintains common area and repairs and replaces exclusive use common area, and the member maintains exclusive use common area, unless the CC&Rs state otherwise.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 19 May 2026
Otto Aerospace’s Phatnom 3500 edges closer to liftoff Otto Aerospace first announced the Phantom 3500 last year, a windowless jet that replaces traditional porthole windows with panoramic screens that provide views via a live camera feed.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
What replaces these plans is unclear and has plunged public land managers, local communities and even industry into uncertainty that will linger for years.
—Scott Braden, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
Glass replaces stone, terraces open to sea and sky, and interiors frame nature as the main protagonist.
—William Jones, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The existential question for business schools is not whether AI replaces them.
—Dileep Rao, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The building itself spans about 3,700 sq m (40,000 sq ft) and replaces an older facility from 1949 that the neighborhood has long outgrown, offering space for a gymnasium, a childcare center, a basketball court, community gathering spots, and various multipurpose rooms.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 12, New Atlas, 12 May 2026
In April, Bass released a new Climate Action plan for the city that largely replaces the Green New Deal and calls for doubling local solar power by 2030, reducing the use of fossil fuels in buildings and city buses, and addressing heat risk, among other items.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Under Civil Code Section 4775, the association repairs, replaces, and maintains common area and repairs and replaces exclusive use common area, and the member maintains exclusive use common area, unless the CC&Rs state otherwise.
—Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replaces
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At the end of the day, the power of the federal government supersedes all power, state power local power.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Neither the model nor the human reading the output knows which supersedes the other.—
Philip Brittan,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Cristian Axle Sánchez Ruiz restores a relic at in a church in Tancitaro, which bills itself as Avocado Capital of the World.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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Together, the couple operates a studio focused on kintsugi, a centuries-old Japanese technique that restores broken ceramics using natural lacquer and metallic powders.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2026
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But Gulf states will notice who left and who returns.—
Daniel Benaim,
Time,
18 May 2026
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Thunder All-Star wing Jalen Williams returns from a six-game injury hiatus for this series.—
Geoff Clark OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 May 2026
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“Replaces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaces. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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