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supplant

[suh-plant, -plahnt] / səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt /


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The goal, he says, is to supplant independent academic research with “an entire system of pseudoscience and grift.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

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 principle holds that higher authorities should support rather than supplant the responsibilities of families, communities and intermediary associations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

As those EVs gain market share abroad, Chinese software and AI may supplant U.S. rivals as the global standard.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

In this way, Goddard’s voice began to supplant his own internal moderator.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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