take the place of (someone or something)

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: 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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The loss of the original trees is there in me, but here were their babies, ready to take the place of their missing parents. —

Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2024 Perhaps the names such as Pecan, Hickory and Live Oak were meant to take the place of the real trees that builders leveled in the 1830s. —

Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 3 Sep. 2024 In the visual, actresses take the place of Em’s daughter Hailie and his ex-wife Kim, while the scene featuring him performing on stage was used as Curtain Call‘s official cover art. —

Michael Saponara, Billboard, 12 June 2024 Sometimes accuracy must take the place of expansiveness. —

Rosalind Brown, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for take the place of (someone or something)

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