Meaning & use
Supplanting
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Taking the place of someone or something, especially through force, cunning, or gradual replacement.
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Digital streaming has been steadily supplanting physical media sales.
The ambitious deputy was accused of supplanting his boss through office politics.
A note on using this word
Comes from Latin "supplantare," literally "to trip up," reflecting the word's original sense of undermining someone to take their place.
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