Thesaurus results for SUPERSEDES

supersedes

verb

present tense third-person singular of supersede

as in replaces

to take the place of that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one

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Recent Examples of supersedes Foundry Park supersedes Lincoln Yards, developer Sterling Bay's controversial $6 billion redevelopment plan for the same area. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 Auburn’s trustees are asserting that their authority supersedes not only faculty expertise, but professional norms, disciplinary standards, and even accrediting bodies. — Beth Davis Sramek, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026 As the parent of two small kids, DeGroot empathizes with both God’s anger — and the love that supersedes it. — Casper Ter Kuile, Vox, 21 Oct. 2026 Waller is one of the NFL’s few mythical figures — one whose story precedes his stats, whose name supersedes his acclaim. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026 Because how the Irish played in the run game supersedes all that. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Nexalin Technology — Shares plunged 26% after the medical device company agreed to a 10-year distribution and manufacturing deal with Inovanexa Medical Technologies that supersedes a prior letter of intent from February. — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 But nothing supersedes living in one of the architect’s creations. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026 Now, the Department has decided that obedience supersedes all else, requiring us to abdicate our legal and ethical obligations in favor of directions from Washington. — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

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replaces

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The current plan replaces an earlier 2-megawatt biomass-to-energy project, approved in 2013, that would have used biomass to generate electricity.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Eaton replaces Haltom, a squad that lost 40-15 to South Grand Prairie.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

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