Thesaurus results for DISPLANT

displant

verb

di-ˈsplant

Definition of displant

as in to replace

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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Other goals, like a lactation room, upgrading the fire alarm system to a voice evacuation system for the whole building and replacing the elevator came later.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2026
Summary Despite the digital shift, leading retailers are leveraging AI to enhance human customer connections, not replace them.

— John Hall, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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Now, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has proposed making this process permanent and potentially worse by having a political appointee review all grants before they are awarded, superseding the peer review process.

— Abdullah Shihipar, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026
Days later, Beirich was charged in the second superseding indictment.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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