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  • verb Present participle of supplant.

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  • noun act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics

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Examples

  • The Secretary's great resource lies in supplanting the banks.

    The Civil War in America. 1861

  • Yet he shies away from the idea of supplanting the CCTV gala.

    Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Rebellion in China 2009

  • “He certainly hinted, that were it not for the idea of supplanting his brother, he would now, in consequence of his change of profession, be desirous that the word Rashleigh should fill up the blank in the dispensation, instead of the word Thorncliff.”

    Rob Roy 2005

  • ` ` He certainly hinted, that were it not for the idea of supplanting his brother, he would now, in consequence of his change of profession, be desirous that the word Rashleigh should fill up the blank in the dispensation, instead of the word

    Rob Roy 1887

  • He cancelled the resolution of the Parliament, and showed such countenance to the culprit that d'Aiguillon, who was both ambitious and covetous, conceived the idea of supplanting Choiseul in the Government.

    The Life of Marie Antoinette Yonge, Charles Duke, 1812-1891 1876

  • "He certainly hinted, that were it not for the idea of supplanting his brother, he would now, in consequence of his change of profession, be desirous that the word Rashleigh should fill up the blank in the dispensation, instead of the word Thorncliff."

    Rob Roy — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801

  • "He certainly hinted, that were it not for the idea of supplanting his brother, he would now, in consequence of his change of profession, be desirous that the word Rashleigh should fill up the blank in the dispensation, instead of the word Thorncliff."

    Rob Roy — Complete Walter Scott 1801

  • Such a cut would be considered supplanting, which is prohibited, Bayard-Murray wrote.

    Reader - MassLive.com 2010

  • State Rep. Chris Kelly, D-Columbia, supports the idea of supplanting the income tax with a sales tax, but he said the problem is people who support it philosophically have not thought through all the problems with implementing it.

    columbiatribune.com stories 2010

  • Although Christianity is serious business in Dover, the idea of supplanting science with religion angered many parents.

    Darwiniana 2008

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