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In fighting a war, while an eye should be kept on getting the most from tax dollars, the goal of prevailing in battle supersedes the efficiency with which the battle is waged.
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James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2025
My responsibilities to my wife [Maria, played by Rutina Wesley], to my son, to this city, end up superseding my desire to go and help with my brother.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
However, this does mean that this technology is becoming dated and has been superseded by the following two generations.
—Matt Morris, Space.com, 25 May 2025
This, though, was superseded by the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act, which granted birthright citizenship to all non-citizen Native Americans born within the U.S.
And, in 1898, the high court ruled that children born in the U.S. to non-citizen immigrants were indeed birthright citizens, Miller said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
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James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2025
My responsibilities to my wife [Maria, played by Rutina Wesley], to my son, to this city, end up superseding my desire to go and help with my brother.
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
However, this does mean that this technology is becoming dated and has been superseded by the following two generations.
—Matt Morris, Space.com, 25 May 2025
This, though, was superseded by the 1924 Indian Citizenship Act, which granted birthright citizenship to all non-citizen Native Americans born within the U.S.
And, in 1898, the high court ruled that children born in the U.S. to non-citizen immigrants were indeed birthright citizens, Miller said.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersede
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Solid Combustion Experiment Module — Onishi also replaced the sample cartridges for an ongoing fire experiment in Japan's Kibo laboratory, which is aimed at improving the safety of spacecraft and anywhere else astronauts may live when off Earth.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
14 June 2025
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Even in this rather dark conclusion, the animator’s comic sensibilities shine through, in the old school ‘X’s replacing the mouse’s eyes in death.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
13 June 2025
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“Supersede.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supersede. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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