as in replaces
to take the place of
old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways
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Recent Examples of supplants
There’s no world, even when Dre Greenlaw returns, in which Greenlaw suddenly supplants Singleton as the mike linebacker in Denver’s defense or Justin Strnad starts over him.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2025
Heavy water, therefore, supplants its two regular hydrogen atoms with two deuterium atoms.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Both players should tangibly improve the club's offensive optionality under new head coach Mike Brown, who supplants fellow former two-time Coach of the Year Tom Thibodeau.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
That funding supplants a pilot funding program that lawmakers had utilized for member security in the wake of the shooting targeting state lawmakers in Minnesota over the summer.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Ned supplants the interim editor of the failing newspaper, Esmeralda (Sabrina Impacciatore), a Disney Princess version of Michael Scott (Steve Carell).
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supplants
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Despite his level-headedness, Mike is mightily discontent with the low-wattage gigs that are arranged for him by, of all people, his dentist (Fisher Stevens), who soon replaces that absent tooth.—
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Landis replaces KevinWallace, who retired in December after 40 seasons as a head coach in Kentucky.—
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This action supersedes any prior notices which may have been received related to grant termination.—
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The new guidance supersedes previous guidelines published in February 2024.—
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“Supplants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplants. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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