supersede
Example Sentences
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But the US actions will "supersede" the Canadian case, Wednesday's statement said.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Faced with such potential destabilisation, the government may have felt it needed the new law to supersede existing legal protections for minority rights, according to analysts.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 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
Vocabulary lists containing supersede
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Power Prefix: super-
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