supplant
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City leaders hope F&M Bank Amphitheater of Long Beach, located next to the famed Queen Mary, will supplant declining revenues from oil extraction and lead to an uptick in tourism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
“This assistance does not supplant the judicial officer’s independent role in decision-making.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
George Furbank was expected to come in at full-back, but instead Marcus Smith and Elliot Daly are thought to be in the running to supplant Freddie Steward.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
The games aim to complement human life and imagination, Ms. MacDonald suggests, not supplant them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Georges Laforgue is still on the Literature and Languages faculty at Hampden, where his enemies have still not managed to supplant him.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing supplant
The Tempest
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"Shooting an Elephant" by George Orwell
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