supplant
verb (used with object)
to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
have supplanted
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present perfectof supplant.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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By contesting the decision, you might have supplanted positive memories with ill will and friction.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
Today, wood gatherers have supplanted the usual walkers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
These monsters have supplanted coal generators as the workhorses of the U.S. power grid because they are more efficient, less polluting and more flexible.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
He’s uninterested in the book’s driving point: Paul’s struggle to make sense of a world where petty rules have supplanted community and common sense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2025
Morally he deserves much more sympathy than many of the mystics who have supplanted him.
From The New Jerusalem by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
