take the place of (someone or something)
idiom
: to replace (someone or something)
Who will take the place of the current pope?
Televisions began to take the place of radios in most families' homes.
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To manage the inevitable costs of a de-risking strategy, Washington should opt for relatively moderate tariffs and be prepared to quickly expand its own and its partners’ investment in the industries that will take the place of Chinese firms in global supply chains.
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Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
He was called up from Triple-A on Tuesday to take the place of southpaw Austin Gomber, who was supposed to start on Wednesday but went on the paternity list.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
But as Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri put it in his review, those ideas often take the place of an actual narrative, leaving the film packed with plenty of provocative imagery and observations, but not much of a story.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Sometimes one word can take the place of a whole paragraph.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024
He was called up from Triple-A on Tuesday to take the place of southpaw Austin Gomber, who was supposed to start on Wednesday but went on the paternity list.
—Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
But as Vulture’s Bilge Ebiri put it in his review, those ideas often take the place of an actual narrative, leaving the film packed with plenty of provocative imagery and observations, but not much of a story.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Sometimes one word can take the place of a whole paragraph.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Take the place of (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20the%20place%20of%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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