Supplant
verb
To take the place of, especially in a sneaky or unfair way.
Smartphones have supplanted traditional cameras to a large extent.
Often appears as...
- supplant traditional methods
- supplant previous systems
verb
To take the place of, especially in a sneaky or unfair way.
Smartphones have supplanted traditional cameras to a large extent.
Often appears as...
- supplant traditional methods
- supplant previous systems
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Pro Tip 1/3Unfair Replacement
Signifies an unfair or sneaky way of taking someone's place or role.
Automation may supplant some jobs, leading to unemployment concerns.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Takeover
Implies a complete takeover, where the new thing becomes dominant.
Streaming services have supplanted DVD rentals in most households.
Pro Tip 3/3Technology Advancement
Often used in the context of technology outpacing older methods or tools.
E-books are beginning to supplant paperbacks in popularity.
Pro Tip 1/3Unfair Replacement
Signifies an unfair or sneaky way of taking someone's place or role.
Automation may supplant some jobs, leading to unemployment concerns.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Takeover
Implies a complete takeover, where the new thing becomes dominant.
Streaming services have supplanted DVD rentals in most households.
Pro Tip 3/3Technology Advancement
Often used in the context of technology outpacing older methods or tools.
E-books are beginning to supplant paperbacks in popularity.
Pro Tip 1/3Unfair Replacement
Signifies an unfair or sneaky way of taking someone's place or role.
Automation may supplant some jobs, leading to unemployment concerns.
Pro Tip 2/3Total Takeover
Implies a complete takeover, where the new thing becomes dominant.
Streaming services have supplanted DVD rentals in most households.
Pro Tip 3/3Technology Advancement
Often used in the context of technology outpacing older methods or tools.
E-books are beginning to supplant paperbacks in popularity.
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Medicine's future?...
mobile now this era of digital medicine so even my stethoscope is now digital and of course there's an app for that we're moving obviously to the era of the tricorder so the handheld ultrasound is facially surpassing and supplanting the stethoscope these are now at a price point of what used to be a hundred thousand euros or a couple hundred
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Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
of Buddhist faith in this place supplanting the Bond traditions that existed beforehand and there are stories of legendary battles of guru rinpoche between he and the demon or demoness of this incredible region of Mustang and when one looks at the walls they're multi-coloured red yellow black
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Daniel Kraft: Medicine's...
wireless and, I would say, mobile now -- this era of digital medicine. Even my stethoscope is now digital, and of course, there's an app for that. We're moving, obviously, to the era of the tricorder. So the handheld ultrasound is basically surpassing and supplanting the stethoscope.
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What's wrong with what...
they encouraged us, via their overly simplistic food pyramid, to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, along with more carbs. What they didn't tell us is that some carbs are better than others, and that plants and whole grains should be supplanting eating junk food.
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Eric X. Li: A tale of...
that is at the heart of the West's current ills. If they would spend just a little less time on trying to force their way onto others, and a little bit more on political reform at home, they might give their democracy a better chance. China's political model will never supplant
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Winston Groom: The...
his army began crossing on steamboat to supplant the thinned-out racks of general Grant's force and as the rebels were gathered for a final charge they thought would have ended the fight word came from general Beauregard the
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What makes neon signs...
But by the end of World War II, plastics had become widely available and inexpensive, and plastic signs supplanted neon as messengers of modernity. Many towns removed neon signs they viewed as old-fashioned.
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Antony Gormley: Sculpted...
Just moving on, is it possible, taking that idea of mind, body, body-building, to supplant the first body, the biological body, with the second, the body of architecture and the built environment.
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The beautiful,...
When the amplification fails, our hearing's sensitivity plummets, and an individual may then need an electronic hearing aid to supplant the damaged biological one.
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Experience Medieval Art...
fortunes and flowed throughout the centuries by the 1500s Antwerp had supplanted Bruges as a trading centre
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Medicine's future?...
mobile now this era of digital medicine so even my stethoscope is now digital and of course there's an app for that we're moving obviously to the era of the tricorder so the handheld ultrasound is facially surpassing and supplanting the stethoscope these are now at a price point of what used to be a hundred thousand euros or a couple hundred
Video examples
Sky Caves of Nepal, Part...
of Buddhist faith in this place supplanting the Bond traditions that existed beforehand and there are stories of legendary battles of guru rinpoche between he and the demon or demoness of this incredible region of Mustang and when one looks at the walls they're multi-coloured red yellow black
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Daniel Kraft: Medicine's...
wireless and, I would say, mobile now -- this era of digital medicine. Even my stethoscope is now digital, and of course, there's an app for that. We're moving, obviously, to the era of the tricorder. So the handheld ultrasound is basically surpassing and supplanting the stethoscope.
Video examples
What's wrong with what...
they encouraged us, via their overly simplistic food pyramid, to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, along with more carbs. What they didn't tell us is that some carbs are better than others, and that plants and whole grains should be supplanting eating junk food.
Video examples
Eric X. Li: A tale of...
that is at the heart of the West's current ills. If they would spend just a little less time on trying to force their way onto others, and a little bit more on political reform at home, they might give their democracy a better chance. China's political model will never supplant
Video examples
Winston Groom: The...
his army began crossing on steamboat to supplant the thinned-out racks of general Grant's force and as the rebels were gathered for a final charge they thought would have ended the fight word came from general Beauregard the
Video examples
What makes neon signs...
But by the end of World War II, plastics had become widely available and inexpensive, and plastic signs supplanted neon as messengers of modernity. Many towns removed neon signs they viewed as old-fashioned.
Video examples
Antony Gormley: Sculpted...
Just moving on, is it possible, taking that idea of mind, body, body-building, to supplant the first body, the biological body, with the second, the body of architecture and the built environment.
Video examples
The beautiful,...
When the amplification fails, our hearing's sensitivity plummets, and an individual may then need an electronic hearing aid to supplant the damaged biological one.
Video examples
Experience Medieval Art...
fortunes and flowed throughout the centuries by the 1500s Antwerp had supplanted Bruges as a trading centre
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Joshua Foer
American Journalist
When I climb into my car, I enter my destination into a GPS device, whose spatial memory supplants my own. I have photographs to store the images I want to remember, books to store knowledge and now, thanks to Google, I rarely have to remember anything more than the right set of search terms to access humankind's collective memory.
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Seth Shostak
American Scientist
Five centuries from now - barring unimaginable catastrophe - the moon will be developed real estate. There's economic incentive to exploit the moon - the helium-3 will be useful in powering fusion reactors, and the rare earth elements could supplant the limited terrestrial supply of these materials.
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Thomas E. Mann
American Sociologist
First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.
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Alexander Payne
American Director
Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that's a very sad thing. It's film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and that's everywhere around the world.
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Matthew Weiner
American Writer
I had a realization in the midst of my happy marriage that I had kind of lost most of my friends - my male friends in particular. And I started wondering if my wife, who was certainly my best friend, supplanted those relationships.
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Serj Tankian
American Musician
Composing is what I love most from what I do. Each genre has a unique expression that you cannot supplant with another. All the records co-inspire each other though they are not tied conceptually in any way to another.
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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
If you have a negative thought - 'I can't stand my boss' - it perpetuates a negative worldview. But if you supplant each negative thought with three positive ones, you begin to restructure your brain.
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Voltaire
French Writer
When men do not have healthy notions of the Divinity, false ideas supplant them, just as in bad times one uses counterfeit money when there is no good money.
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Frank Gaffney
American Writer
The object of China's strategy is inexorably to supplant the United States as the world's premier economic power, and if necessary, to defeat us militarily.
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Washington Irving
American Writer
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
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Joshua Foer
American Journalist
When I climb into my car, I enter my destination into a GPS device, whose spatial memory supplants my own. I have photographs to store the images I want to remember, books to store knowledge and now, thanks to Google, I rarely have to remember anything more than the right set of search terms to access humankind's collective memory.
Quote examples
Seth Shostak
American Scientist
Five centuries from now - barring unimaginable catastrophe - the moon will be developed real estate. There's economic incentive to exploit the moon - the helium-3 will be useful in powering fusion reactors, and the rare earth elements could supplant the limited terrestrial supply of these materials.
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Thomas E. Mann
American Sociologist
First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.
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Alexander Payne
American Director
Marketing has supplanted story as the primary force behind the worthiness of making a film, and that's a very sad thing. It's film only as a function of consumerism rather than as an important component of our culture, and that's everywhere around the world.
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Matthew Weiner
American Writer
I had a realization in the midst of my happy marriage that I had kind of lost most of my friends - my male friends in particular. And I started wondering if my wife, who was certainly my best friend, supplanted those relationships.
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Serj Tankian
American Musician
Composing is what I love most from what I do. Each genre has a unique expression that you cannot supplant with another. All the records co-inspire each other though they are not tied conceptually in any way to another.
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Goldie Hawn
American Actress
If you have a negative thought - 'I can't stand my boss' - it perpetuates a negative worldview. But if you supplant each negative thought with three positive ones, you begin to restructure your brain.
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Voltaire
French Writer
When men do not have healthy notions of the Divinity, false ideas supplant them, just as in bad times one uses counterfeit money when there is no good money.
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Frank Gaffney
American Writer
The object of China's strategy is inexorably to supplant the United States as the world's premier economic power, and if necessary, to defeat us militarily.
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Washington Irving
American Writer
The idol of today pushes the hero of yesterday out of our recollection; and will, in turn, be supplanted by his successor of tomorrow.
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