supersede

Example Sentences

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County counsel Dawyn R. Harrison told the supervisors the ordinance “would most likely be challenged on the supremacy clause,” which holds that federal law supersedes state and local law.

From Los Angeles Times

The visceral experience of hearing her most vivid songs always seems to supersede the detailed stories they’re recounting.

From Washington Post

And some observers believe that the value to posterity of certain material can in some cases supersede even clear wishes.

From New York Times

The Secret Service is likely to declare the convention a “national security special event” and supersede state ordinances with its own rules inside a fortified perimeter.

From New York Times

But this war waged by Putin supersedes those concerns because it is far more drastic in its potential.

From Salon