- present participle of supplant.
supplanting
Example Sentences
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For now, ideas are converging around a new human interface that will eventually replace the decades-old graphical approach and feature conversations with Siri supplanting mouse clicks and finger taps.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
The evangelist Billy Graham solidified his appeal by supplanting hymns with the style of music to which teens and young adults flocked; Broadway even chimed in with the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Klapper described the AI tool as a co-intelligence, akin to a “judicial sous chef,” that will support members of the bench without supplanting them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
China once again took the top spot as Germany's biggest trade partner in 2025, supplanting the US.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Compton was seized with a vision of Lawrence supplanting his own authority by the sheer exercise of will, abetted by geography.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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