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as in superseded
to take the place of
the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models
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as in returned
to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place
took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf
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Switch To Refillable And Biodegradable Options All our resorts use refillable bottles for bathroom amenities instead of miniature plastic bottles and have replaced plastic straws with biodegradable ones.
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Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This spooky season, the ship will be celebrating the return of its Dark Harbour Halloween festival (which had been replaced by Shaqtoberfest), Haunted Cocktails in the Art Deco-style Observation Bar, and a two-hour-long Graveyard Tour.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Contact lenses had replaced my glasses — plus the height advantage was now mine.
—Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The report suggests the unit was reassigned to fend off Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian border regions and may be replaced with less capable Russian servicemen.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
That agreement meant management could bring in new technologies without warning or input from the West Coast dockworkers who would use it or be replaced by it.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
This year’s ceremony has also replaced Best Audio, splitting it into two through all-new Best Soundtrack and Best Audio Design awards.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Lisbon metro in 2020 replaced the fabric lining on all seats of its train fleet with cork, an easier to maintain material.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
The Pacifica fleet has been retired and replaced with Jaguar i-Paces, but those cars are going out of production by the end of 2024.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Shrikant Dash, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
This spooky season, the ship will be celebrating the return of its Dark Harbour Halloween festival (which had been replaced by Shaqtoberfest), Haunted Cocktails in the Art Deco-style Observation Bar, and a two-hour-long Graveyard Tour.
—Jess Joho, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Contact lenses had replaced my glasses — plus the height advantage was now mine.
—Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
The report suggests the unit was reassigned to fend off Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian border regions and may be replaced with less capable Russian servicemen.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
That agreement meant management could bring in new technologies without warning or input from the West Coast dockworkers who would use it or be replaced by it.
—Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
This year’s ceremony has also replaced Best Audio, splitting it into two through all-new Best Soundtrack and Best Audio Design awards.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
The Lisbon metro in 2020 replaced the fabric lining on all seats of its train fleet with cork, an easier to maintain material.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
The Pacifica fleet has been retired and replaced with Jaguar i-Paces, but those cars are going out of production by the end of 2024.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Replaced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replaced. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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