supplanting

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For now, ideas are converging around a new human interface that will eventually replace the decades-old graphical approach and feature conversations with Siri supplanting mouse clicks and finger taps.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

German nationalists have never fully forgiven America for World War II. Nor for the cultural competition, from hamburgers’ supplanting bratwurst to the omnipresence of American films and music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

China once again took the top spot as Germany's biggest trade partner in 2025, supplanting the US.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

As for world trade, the dollar still reigns supreme; no single alternative currency is anywhere near supplanting it.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Finally, he must have thought, after all these decades, his mother tongue, Afrikaans, was on its way to supplanting English as the language of the land.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane