Thesaurus results for DISPLANTING

displanting

verb

present participle of displant

as in replacing

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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That same year, the company continued its transition toward an all-electric fleet, replacing the Pacifica minivan with the fully electric Jaguar I-PACE.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
Medical implants like pacemakers and deep brain stimulators now rely on batteries that are bulky, stiff, and eventually need replacing.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026

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Federal prosecutors brought charges against Cuban military personnel in 2003, but Castro himself was not named as a defendant until the superseding indictment filed this year.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Thus far, this trend is complementing new-aircraft sales, not superseding them.

— Brett Berk, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026

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