supplanted

past tense of supplant
as in replaced
to take the place of old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways

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Recent Examples of supplanted Landau, once a critic who wrote the famous line about seeing the future of rock n roll in Springsteen, supplanted Springsteen’s original manager Mike Appel during the recording of Born to Run. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025 China has supplanted the Soviet Union as the United States’ principal rival—a superpower that is both economically and technologically more formidable than the Soviets ever were. Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025 Moss was supplanted as USC’s starting quarterback last month and has since transferred to Louisville. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024 By the 1980s, when more modern methods of summoning help had supplanted its usefulness, the tower remained as a beacon for bored teenagers. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024 The Orioles, supplanted in 2024 by the Yankees as champions of the American League East, gave Sugano a one-year, $13 million contract. Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 In today’s America, aspiration and ambition have been supplanted by anger and animosity. Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024 The two-time All-Star had been Houston's primary closer from 2021-23 before getting supplanted by Josh Hader. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 The Malay language was then supplanted by Cape Dutch, a precursor to Afrikaans. H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Dec. 2024

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“Supplanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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