supplanted

past tense of supplant
as in replaced
to take the place of old traditions that were fading away and being supplanted by modern ways

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Recent Examples of supplanted The truth is that currencies are only as strong as the public’s trust in them, and where a foreign currency has supplanted the local one, trust can never be salvaged. Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019 In converting the drivers of today into the passengers of tomorrow, autonomous vehicles hold the potential to transform civilization on a scale not seen since the automobile supplanted the horse as the primary mode of human transport. Jonathan Masters, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2017

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“Supplanted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplanted. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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