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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Chelsea used four wingers against Liverpool — Alejandro Garnacho and Joao Pedro started, with Jamie Gittens and Estevao replacing them late on — and all four enjoyed themselves.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
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But with inflation replacing the earliest moments of that stage, all of a sudden the story of our ultimate origins was thrown into doubt.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Oct. 2025
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In a superseding indictment, officials added drug charges against the trio for possession of LSD.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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The company’s parent, SGO Corporation, was included in a superseding indictment filed in Florida federal count on Thursday.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Displanting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displanting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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