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superseders

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plural of superseder

as in successors

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How McHenry became interim speaker A post-9/11 rule required House speakers to keep a secret list of successors who could step up and run the chamber in the event something happened to him or her.

— Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
The fraught subject of the proper disposition of those human remains has taken on a new sensitivity — both for the prehistoric people’s Native American successors in Florida, and for the archaeologists and developers encountering them.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

Definition of successors

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Aroldis Chapman issued a pair of walks to pinch hitters Max Schuemann and Amed Rosario in the ninth before securing his 13th save.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 June 2026
Each hit a home run, making this the first time two American League pinch hitters hit home runs in the same game.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026

Definition of pinch hitters

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In cases of cobalt toxicity linked to hip replacements, the symptoms usually develop over many months, not weeks, as in the woman’s case.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Ukraine's attacks damaged specialized equipment that is often sourced abroad, making repairs time-consuming and expensive as workarounds or replacements are sought by evading sanctions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of replacements

Noun

In my West Palm Beach practice, cancer patients who need these skin substitutes instead have open head wounds.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
For 74 minutes, this game was goalless, but part of the joy of World Cups comes from substitutes actually making their mark.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of substitutes

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Belgian boss Rudi Garcia, perhaps looking to make a statement after FIFA’s handling of the Balogun red card incident, unleashed a pair of super subs in the form of Manchester City’s attacking midfielder Jérémy Doku and Napoli striker Romelu Lukaku.

— Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The subs never actually submerged—passengers simply sat below the lagoon’s waterline—but the ride embodied a growing appetite for underwater tourism.

— Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of subs

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Not to lose your messages and media, set up your Signal Backup (Settings -> Backups -> Enable backups -> View recovery key -> Copy to clipboard -> Next -> Enter the recovery key -> Next -> Continue -> Choose your backup plan).

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Still, the backups for Argentina are probably better than the best players for Jordan.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of backups

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