as in replaces
to take the place of
old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways
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But the scare device also contradicts the fashionable, secular ancestor-worship that replaces Christian doctrine for black progressives.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 Dec. 2024 -
The latter of the two ruled the rankings just days ago, and the BTS star replaces himself in first place.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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In a true meritocracy, where merit supersedes all else, the H-1B visa program shouldn’t be done by lottery or capped at a quota.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Cillian Murphy, Small Things Like These Who’d have expected that just a year after winning the Best Actor Oscar, Cillian Murphy would deliver a performance that supersedes his Oppenheimer turn as the best work in his accomplished career?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2024
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“Supplants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplants. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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