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Recent Examples of supersedes
State Attorney’s Office prosecutors originally charged Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, with second-degree murder, but the grand jury indictment supersedes that charge, and he is now being held without bond on premeditated murder.
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David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
In that sense, this agreement supersedes previous efforts to tie Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty to external agendas.
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Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Just change a natural language prompt that generally supersedes everything else.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
At the end of the day, the power of the federal government supersedes all power, state power local power.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
The decision ultimately belongs to the central government, which supersedes regional authorities.
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Sfundo Parakozov,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
As such, the state law supersedes the local regulation for housing projects that meet affordability thresholds.
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Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2026
Industry associations frame the career as one with enviable job security, given the ever-increasing need for nurses that supersedes economic downturns.
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Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
The first principle, affording everybody equal basic rights and liberties, supersedes everything else and should be anchored in the nation’s constitution.
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George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
29 June 2026
In that sense, this agreement supersedes previous efforts to tie Lebanon’s stability and sovereignty to external agendas.
—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
Just change a natural language prompt that generally supersedes everything else.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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
The decision ultimately belongs to the central government, which supersedes regional authorities.
—
Sfundo Parakozov,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
As such, the state law supersedes the local regulation for housing projects that meet affordability thresholds.
—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 May 2026
Industry associations frame the career as one with enviable job security, given the ever-increasing need for nurses that supersedes economic downturns.
—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
The first principle, affording everybody equal basic rights and liberties, supersedes everything else and should be anchored in the nation’s constitution.
—
George G. Szpiro,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supersedes
replaces
Verb
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Furniture Mall replaces about 150,000-square feet in what was once a Macy’s store that closed in 2025.
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This discrepancy, per the report’s projection, will worsen in the 2026-27 school year when STUNT replaces equestrian as a varsity sport.
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