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supersede

[soo-per-seed] / ˌsu pərˈsid /


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A mistake many people make, Bobby says, is thinking that really, really liking someone should supersede whatever challenges they might face.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

Department of Energy invoked the Defense Production Act to supersede state laws, following months of clashes between Sable and state regulators.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

But the US actions will "supersede" the Canadian case, Wednesday's statement said.

From Barron's Apr. 29, 2026

The grand-jury indictment unsealed on Friday carries state charges that supersede the previous charges announced by the county prosecutor last month.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2026

Her esteemed position in the community, with the church, and as someone who could speak almost unaccented English seemed to supersede her position as a woman.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

The indictment supersedes a previous indictment of Singamas Marketing Director Vick Nam Hing Ma, who was arrested in France last month.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

US Attorney Jeanine Pirro signed off on the new indictment unsealed on Tuesday, which supersedes the previous charges.

From BBC May 5, 2026

Grandi argues that the logic behind “survival, not indulgence” supersedes any emotional connections tied to the food.

From Salon Jan. 24, 2026

Like all service members, he has an obligation to the Constitution and the rule of law that supersedes following the orders of superiors.

From Slate Jan. 15, 2025

The Presence all thy fancies supersedes, All that is done which thou wouldst seek in deeds, The wealth obliterates all seeming needs.

From Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. by Margaret Fuller

Liggett Group LLC, where the court agreed in part with the tobacco industry that the congressionally mandated surgeon general’s warning about cigarettes already superseded any state-based failure-to-warn claim.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Our yearning to forget is superseded by our desire to understand why things are the way they are.

From Salon May 25, 2026

Under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Tokyo has doubled down on government support for semiconductor technology, an industry Japan used to lead before being superseded by rivals such as Taiwan and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 4, 2026

Futures are up early Friday but premarket action has often subsequently been superseded by geopolitical headlines this week–today could be a similar story.

From Barron's Mar. 6, 2026

He made his name with ragtime but this style, as we saw in the previous chapter, was in the early 1920s being superseded all over America by jazz.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Pogacar's victory means he is positioned by many as the greatest cyclist of all time, superseding the achievements and status of Belgian legend Merckx.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

The plasticity of digital information is superseding earlier modes of expression and expertise, as the printing press did the scribe.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

Emily Johnson initially said three weeks, but then cautioned that there could be a superseding indictment on the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 12, 2024

First and foremost, the prosecution wanted Chutkan to resolve outstanding questions on what elements, if any, of the special counsel’s superseding indictment are affected by the Supreme Court’s decision.

From Slate Sep. 9, 2024

There is no trace of the great Pauline doctrines of the conflict of flesh and spirit, the superseding of the dispensation of Law by the dispensation of Grace, the Adoption, the Redemption, the Inheritance.

From The Making of the New Testament by Benjamin Wisner Bacon




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