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superseded

[ soo-per-see-did ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

set aside as void, useless, irrelevant, or obsolete, usually in consideration of something mentioned:
If a document has not been rescinded, but a portion of the content no longer applies, the superseded portion will be grayed out electronically.
succeeded or supplanted in position, office, etc., by another person:
To avoid any dissension over the new army chief’s appointment, the superseded General chose to retire rather than continue serving in another role.

Lavrov said the G8 has been superseded by the G20, a bigger club.

But he decided that the goal of ousting Morsi superseded any concerns about the army.

The last three were tossed: superseded by federal law, said the majority.

His investment in the opinions that he so elegantly articulated never superseded the austere truth.

Robert Wood Johnson superseded his brothers and summarily replaced James as president.

Three months later the Marshal was once again superseded by Lannes, and this time recalled and sent to France.

On the other hand, there are many innovations since American administration superseded the native civil government.

For a time defence against a foreign enemy superseded every other consideration.

In the meantime the Washington Government resolved that military rule in the Islands should be superseded by civil government.

Thus, as Dr. Maitland remarks, in painting sight superseded faith, and in sculpture touch superseded sight.

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