supercede
Americanverb (used with object)
Explanation
Supercede is a fancy-sounding word for a simple concept: if someone cuts you in line, he supercedes you. To supercede is to take something or someone's place. To supercede is to take someone else's position. A basketball team that moves into first places supercedes the team that was in first place before. Also, non-physical things can supercede each other — one law could supercede another. Supercede is considered a variant spelling of supersede, the more common way to spell this verb.
Example Sentences
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When she expressed an interest in the Spartans, he didn’t let his need for her to fill a void in the lineup supercede his desire to make sure she knew some things would be different.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Critics, including many in the banking world, argue that the industry is already competitive and that privacy and cybersecurity concerns should supercede other considerations.
From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2021
If you were, say, a tabloid that had been suspended because of an old policy, a new policy wouldn’t supercede your suspension.
From The Verge ● Oct. 30, 2020
For its most fervent adherents, French republicanism is supposed to supercede all previous loyalties, be they Catholic, Protestant or Jewish.
From Economist ● May 9, 2017
Among the various texts in use, nothing will supercede the English script, and those inimitable styles of old English text; the most novel being those with dropped capitals, and the extremely neat, extra- shaded.
From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
On Monday, though, inflation fears were being superceded by worries about an economic slowdown — leading to a rally in Treasurys that sent most yields lower as of afternoon trading.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
Instead it's been superceded by fears for the world economy.
From Reuters ● Apr. 25, 2022
Any policy set at the conference level would be superceded by more restrictive protocols at the local and state level, Rueda said.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2021
There was also a reconnaissance variant, the GR1A, which was superceded by the GR4A, and an anti-shipping model, the GR1B.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2015
The pleasures of sentiment had been gradually superceded in his nature—or so at least he honestly believed—by the purely intellectual pleasures.
From A Spirit in Prison by Hichens, Robert Smythe
The influence of the forthcoming Olympic games is noticeable, most particularly in the sculpture; the nude male figure, in sporting poses, seems to be superceding the nude female figure.
From Time Magazine Archive
The telephone, local and long distance, is fast superceding the telegraph as a medium for speedy business communications.
From Business Hints for Men and Women by Calhoun, Alfred Rochefort
When Mr. Talbot's patent for the United States expires and our ingenious Yankee boys have the opportunity, I have not the slightest doubt of the Calotype, in their hands, entirely superceding the Daguerreotype.
From History and Practice of the Art of Photography by Snelling, Henry Hunt
Men from the ranks conspired to displace him, but no leader ever ventured, or perhaps even conceived the idea, whilst under his orders, of superceding the hero of the Mexican conquest.
Hayes' voice boomed on the intercom, superceding sectarian commanders.
From Oberheim (Voices) by Leadem, Christopher
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