Thesaurus results for DISPLANT

displant

verb

di-ˈsplant

Definition of displant

as in to replace

to take the place of long ago displanted by the automobile, the horse and buggy have become icons of a slower, gentler time

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With no room for error, Sheehan was quickly replaced by Jack Dreyer, who escaped the inning scoreless.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Buxton was replaced in center by Kyler Fedko in the bottom of the first inning.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 6 July 2026

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China has helped cushion the global oil shock, seen its clean energy tech exports surge and framed the war in Iran as another example in which Chinese leadership could supersede the US in ending global conflicts.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
State Attorney’s Office prosecutors originally charged Bradly Shawn Shadduck, 56, with second-degree murder, but the grand jury indictment supersedes that charge, and he is now being held without bond on premeditated murder.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

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