superseded

Example Sentences

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“They made themselves my friends,” said I, “when they supposed me to have superseded them; and when Sarah Pocket, Miss Georgiana, and Mistress Camilla were not my friends, I think.”

From Literature

That gratitude, at the moment, superseded any sadness over being stranded with only the clothes he had on.

From New York Times

But, in many ways, that spirit has been superseded during the pandemic and the Games by a different vision of Japan: insular, inward-looking and wary of foreigners.

From Washington Post

Students and peers described Youngblom as a kind, passionate educator whose dedication to teaching and his zest for being outdoors could be superseded only by his love for San Francisco Giants baseball.

From Los Angeles Times

Dozens of those already have expired or were superseded by legislative action.

From Los Angeles Times