supplanting

Example Sentences

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She wrote that considering legislative history “prevents the preferences of judges from supplanting the will of the people.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Then there’s the threat of smart machines supplanting smart humans.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

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

From this combination a meritocracy emerged, supplanting aristocracies in lands where feudalism had been weakened by progress.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Compton was seized with a vision of Lawrence supplanting his own authority by the sheer exercise of will, abetted by geography.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik