supersede
Example Sentences
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The grand-jury indictment unsealed on Friday carries state charges that supersede the previous charges announced by the county prosecutor last month.
From BBC • Feb. 6, 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
As sociologists Deanna Rohlinger and David Meyer argued, "movements may have difficulty working with partners whose financial interests are likely to supersede political goals."
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025
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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