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supplant

[suh-plant, -plahnt] / səˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt /


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The company fell further behind Anthropic, whose recent advancements stirred fresh fears that AI could supplant traditional software and services, briefly triggering a stock-market selloff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“This assistance does not supplant the judicial officer’s independent role in decision-making.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Injury then gave Marcus Smith the chance to supplant Ford in the pecking order on the 2024 tour of New Zealand, before Fin Smith emerged in last year's Six Nations.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

He wrote that Genie “cannot supplant end‑to‑end game production,” and the “AI-driven selloff creates enhanced buying opportunity.”

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Georges Laforgue is still on the Literature and Languages faculty at Hampden, where his enemies have still not managed to supplant him.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt