as in replacing
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that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one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 superseding
In a superseding indictment, officials added drug charges against the trio for possession of LSD.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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
Federal prosecutors then issued a superseding indictment one year later charging them with 27 counts.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
This is despite Israeli actions long superseding the targeting of Hamas.
—Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
And then a superseding indictment came out that was unsealed about a year and a half ago that specifically detailed Maduro's actions.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In December, Heuermann was charged with murder in the death of a seventh woman, Valerie Mack, in a superseding indictment.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
But a surprisingly weak report on job growth across the country may be superseding that.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Anderson, was found guilty of five of six counts of a superseding federal indictment, according to court records.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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
Federal prosecutors then issued a superseding indictment one year later charging them with 27 counts.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
This is despite Israeli actions long superseding the targeting of Hamas.
—Esther Brito Ruiz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
And then a superseding indictment came out that was unsealed about a year and a half ago that specifically detailed Maduro's actions.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In December, Heuermann was charged with murder in the death of a seventh woman, Valerie Mack, in a superseding indictment.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
But a surprisingly weak report on job growth across the country may be superseding that.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Anderson, was found guilty of five of six counts of a superseding federal indictment, according to court records.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superseding
replacing
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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,
25 Oct. 2025
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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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“Superseding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superseding. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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