take the place of (someone or something)
idiom
: to replace (someone or something)
Who will take the place of the current pope?
Televisions began to take the place of radios in most families' homes.
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The gold card would take the place of a current visa, the EB-5.
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Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Sometimes accuracy must take the place of expansiveness.
—Rosalind Brown, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
And if enacted, reciprocal tariffs may take the place of Trump’s much more severe and punishing campaign proposal of a 10% across-the-board tariff on all goods coming into the United States.
—David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
This $15 million facility will take the place of what used to be Sear’s in the The Parks Mall at Arlington, according to a TDLR document.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jeremy Lott, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
Sometimes accuracy must take the place of expansiveness.
—Rosalind Brown, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
And if enacted, reciprocal tariffs may take the place of Trump’s much more severe and punishing campaign proposal of a 10% across-the-board tariff on all goods coming into the United States.
—David Goldman and Matt Egan, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
This $15 million facility will take the place of what used to be Sear’s in the The Parks Mall at Arlington, according to a TDLR document.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take the place of (someone or something)
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“Take the place of (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20place%20of%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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