Thesaurus results for SUPERSEDED

superseded

verb

past tense of supersede

as in replaced

to take the place of that edition of the dictionary that you have has been superseded by a more recent one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Recent Examples of superseded Someone opening an old document might notice the date or author and realize the contents have been superseded. — Nick Burling, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Researchers generated hundreds of thousands of videos before the model was shut down and superseded by successive generations, Veo 2 and Veo 3, both of which were released to the public. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026 One offense is almost immediately superseded by the next, leaving little time to react, much less absorb their individual meaning and consequence. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Missouri's highest court said a petition circulated by a group called People Not Politicians that demanded a statewide vote before the congressional map was implemented superseded the new map. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026 For the returners, any urge to celebrate those achievements was superseded by a push to accomplish more. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 However, such designs may now be superseded by austere sites that allow agents to act efficiently on our behalf. — George C. Lee Ii, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 That alert has since been superseded by another alert and is no longer active, according to the emergency notification. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Ellison's interest ultimately spurred a formal sale process that superseded a plan by WBD to split in two. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

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replaced

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On top of that, Netflix last week announced plans to lay off around 1,000 employees, or 6% of its workforce, and replaced its chief content officer.

— Caleigh Keating, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Utah replaced goalkeeper Karel Vejmelka with Sebastian Cossa late in the second period.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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