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is superseding
  • present progressive of supersede (3rd person singular).

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The plasticity of digital information is superseding earlier modes of expression and expertise, as the printing press did the scribe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

Rich: I have a sneaking suspicion that physical attraction is superseding politics here.

From Slate • Aug. 8, 2019

"It really is superseding what is happening internationally and it is a bit of a surprise that it's happening without consultation or discussion with business."

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2014

Similarly, it is natural to conclude that wireless communication is superseding cable lines.

From Time Magazine Archive

If, as a New York paper recently said, the journalist is superseding the orator, it is full time for the work upon Journals and Journalism, which has been lately issued in London.

From Ars Recte Vivendi; Being Essays Contributed to "The Easy Chair" by Curtis, George William