replace
verb (used with object)
to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing).
replaced
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past participleof replace.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof replace.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
replaceverb (used with object)to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing).
Example Sentences
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It felt almost as if Chuck E. Cheese had replaced its animatronic band with several real-life Tejano ones.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
His "rotating pantry" - consisting of long-life food supplies like oats, quinoa and peanut butter - is regularly used for cooking then replaced so "it's not just sitting there expiring".
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Only a fraction of earlier models contain rare earths but they became commonplace in the more-powerful turbines that are now starting to be replaced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
But in 2003, Gray Davis was ousted from office and replaced by Arnold Schwarzenegger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Danny managed not to topple over, but by the time he’d steadied himself, Freddy and Teddy had replaced him in Kelly’s group.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
