- present tense form of supersede (3rd person singular).
supersedes
Example Sentences
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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
District Judge Rodney Smith, a Trump appointee, said that the Epstein Files Transparency Act supersedes the normal bar on making the materials public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
I’m proud of those jokes because I felt like even though I am expressing a point of view I think the joke itself supersedes it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2025
He published various books on his method of instruction, but that published in 1784 virtually supersedes all others.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
