as in replaced
to take the place of
old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways
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Recent Examples of supplanted
Electricity replaced whale oil; automobiles supplanted horses; calculators replaced slide rules, and then spreadsheets replaced calculators.
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Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Marathon-training regimens were the subject of office bonding; lunch-hour jogs supplanted a previous generation’s golf and Martinis as occasions for networking.
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Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Although the Pulse massacre’s status as the country’s deadliest was supplanted the year after that June night, in Las Vegas in 2017, its resonance remains for the broad community that suffered through it or came to understand it, here and around the world.
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Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
This year, the multiple events connected to national and global sports events like the Super Bowl and the World Cup have supplanted block parties.
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Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Of course, in 1915, Newton's theory of gravity was supplanted by Einstein's geometric theory of gravity, general relativity, which sees this fundamental force arise from the curvature of the fabric of spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) caused by objects with mass.
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Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
The January arrivals of Jorgen Strand Larsen and Brennan Johnson were supplanted by Marc Guehi’s departure to Manchester City and Glasner’s decision to leave at the end of the season.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Rocker, who supplanted opener Tyler Alexander in the second inning, pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
While that can be tricky territory for guild signatories trying to reassure talent that they aren’t being supplanted by cheaper, non-human production methods, an emerging content outlet like Canela has fewer traditional restraints.
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Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
Jessica Melugin,
Sun Sentinel,
25 June 2026
Marathon-training regimens were the subject of office bonding; lunch-hour jogs supplanted a previous generation’s golf and Martinis as occasions for networking.
—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Although the Pulse massacre’s status as the country’s deadliest was supplanted the year after that June night, in Las Vegas in 2017, its resonance remains for the broad community that suffered through it or came to understand it, here and around the world.
—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
This year, the multiple events connected to national and global sports events like the Super Bowl and the World Cup have supplanted block parties.
—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Of course, in 1915, Newton's theory of gravity was supplanted by Einstein's geometric theory of gravity, general relativity, which sees this fundamental force arise from the curvature of the fabric of spacetime (the four-dimensional unification of space and time) caused by objects with mass.
—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 May 2026
The January arrivals of Jorgen Strand Larsen and Brennan Johnson were supplanted by Marc Guehi’s departure to Manchester City and Glasner’s decision to leave at the end of the season.
—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Rocker, who supplanted opener Tyler Alexander in the second inning, pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing three hits and striking out seven.
—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 May 2026
While that can be tricky territory for guild signatories trying to reassure talent that they aren’t being supplanted by cheaper, non-human production methods, an emerging content outlet like Canela has fewer traditional restraints.
—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplanted
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Wade is the first free-agent addition to the Sixers since Mike Gansey replaced Daryl Morey as the team's new president of basketball operations.
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Non-Chinese managers were fired shortly after they had been hired and were replaced with Chinese managers, according to the complaint filed in a federal court in Los Angeles.
Verb
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Ter Stegen's departure from Barcelona is due to his diminished role, having been superseded by Wojciech Szczesny and the impressive Joan Garcia, who secured both La Liga and the Zamora trophy.
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Sources say Progressive superseded their sales goal, and doubled their investment, before the pic’s early July $125M+ domestic opening last year.
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“Supplanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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