supplant
Example Sentences
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“This assistance does not supplant the judicial officer’s independent role in decision-making.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
Some experts and rights activists say the new ethnic-unity law passed Thursday will effectively supplant 1980s legislation that mandated some autonomy for regions with large ethnic-minority populations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
He wrote that Genie “cannot supplant end‑to‑end game production,” and the “AI-driven selloff creates enhanced buying opportunity.”
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
On Thursday, he plans to unveil what he is calling a Board of Peace that aims to supplant the United Nations—and be led by him, in perpetuity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Intensive postwar lobbying by truck manufacturers and armies finally convinced the public of its own needs and enabled trucks to begin to supplant horse-drawn wagons in industrialized countries.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
