- present tense form of supersede (3rd person singular).
supersedes
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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
But his legacy in our sport supersedes his results.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
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 Webb certainly supersedes Hubble in every respect.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024
To produce more Instances would be needless; because One general Remark supersedes them all.
From The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) by Joseph Trapp
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