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supersede

[soo-per-seed] / ˌsu pərˈsid /


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Quantum computers will not supersede existing machines, as there are many tasks they are not suited to.

From BBC May 28, 2026

But the US actions will "supersede" the Canadian case, Wednesday's statement said.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

Those laws often allow the state’s housing agenda to supersede preferences of the municipality.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 18, 2026

Any beneficiary designations you have set up will supersede whatever is listed in a will.

From MarketWatch Jan. 14, 2026

Her esteemed position in the community, with the church, and as someone who could speak almost unaccented English seemed to supersede her position as a woman.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro signed off on the new indictment unsealed on Tuesday, which supersedes the previous charges.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Grandi argues that the logic behind “survival, not indulgence” supersedes any emotional connections tied to the food.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

District Judge Rodney Smith, a Trump appointee, said that the Epstein Files Transparency Act supersedes the normal bar on making the materials public.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Like all service members, he has an obligation to the Constitution and the rule of law that supersedes following the orders of superiors.

From Slate Jan. 15, 2025

Both volumes should be in the hands of every scholar, for neither of them supersedes the other.

From The Revision Revised by John William Burgon

Liggett Group LLC, where the court agreed in part with the tobacco industry that the congressionally mandated surgeon general’s warning about cigarettes already superseded any state-based failure-to-warn claim.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.

From Salon May 25, 2026

Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tokyo has doubled down on government support for semiconductor technology, an industry Japan used to lead before being superseded by rivals such as Taiwan and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

"The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but we've superseded it by a lot," Trump said at Mar-a-Lago.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

“They made themselves my friends,” said I, “when they supposed me to have superseded them; and when Sarah Pocket, Miss Georgiana, and Mistress Camilla were not my friends, I think.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Pogacar's victory means he is positioned by many as the greatest cyclist of all time, superseding the achievements and status of Belgian legend Merckx.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The plasticity of digital information is superseding earlier modes of expression and expertise, as the printing press did the scribe.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Sassoon’s letter also reveals that her office was preparing a superseding indictment adding an “obstruction conspiracy count” to the charges against Adams.

From Slate Feb. 15, 2025

He will be arraigned on the superseding indictment in the coming days or weeks, according the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2024

In short, the function of guarding and supervising the trade monopoly split up into various fragments, the aggregate of the crafts superseding the old general gild merchant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various




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