Verb (used with object), : They superseded the old statute with a new one. From Dictionary.com.
He sold normal items of stationery, but also bought 'superseded' batches of stuff. From Wordnik.com. [why sometimes I hate this place] Reference
The PLO said publicly that the armed struggle had been "superseded" by the peace process. From Wordnik.com. [Peace At Last?] Reference
Liberation of Angola (MPLA) had been "superseded" because it had not "adapted" to reality, added Chipenda. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The charitable thing to say is that she was a pioneer in the field, and her research has been "superseded". From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Scholarly works to avoid citing at all costs] Reference
"Do I like this?" superseded "Should I like this?" as the music fan's automatic response to new music. From Wordnik.com. [Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Faull, the project coordinator, was deleted and "superseded" by a comment by Myles Allen, the principal investigator. From Wordnik.com. [The Reference Frame] Reference
The hard sciences, however, seem to have more difficulty using "superseded" frameworks for generating new understandings. From Wordnik.com. [Serendip's Exchange -] Reference
The hard sciences, however, seem to have more difficulty using "superseded" frameworks for generating new understandings. From Wordnik.com. [Serendip's Exchange -] Reference
I just know it's at the end of October, and that it's now the highest-rated show, I think, on the CW, so that one's kind of superseded. From Wordnik.com. [Cinematical] Reference
Ay, sir, "superseded" is the phrase -- "superseded by the principles of the legislation of 1850, commonly called the compromise measures.". From Wordnik.com. [American Eloquence, Volume 3 Studies In American Political History (1897)] Reference
This is now superseded by the cyanide bottle, of which anon. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference
Of the man he had superseded, meanwhile, it was observed that Mr. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV.] Reference
Johnston was now relieved of the command, and Hood superseded him. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
And it definitely will not be superseded by Seared Tuna on Fettuccine. From Wordnik.com. [Casserole Night] Reference
Problems don't get solved, they just get superseded by other problems. From Wordnik.com. [The Guy's All Thumbs] Reference
Pale cheeks were not in vogue, and frankness had superseded sentiment. From Wordnik.com. [Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir] Reference
Sega superseded Nintendo on the strength of its superior "" 16 bit '' Genesis. From Wordnik.com. [Fight To The Finish] Reference
However, when it comes to global warming, his rationality is superseded by fear. From Wordnik.com. [Josh Dorfman: It's a Communication Challenge, Not a Scientific Challenge] Reference
In a few crisis-plagued systems, the school boards have actually been superseded. From Wordnik.com. [Miracle Workers Wanted] Reference
They seem quite happy that the Age of Reason superseded the old theocratic worldview. From Wordnik.com. [Taking Darwin Personally] Reference
It is one of the first northern varieties that was introduced, but it is now superseded. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912] Reference
Perhaps I am already superseded in the humble situation by which I earned my daily bread!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
A culvert has now been constructed for this purpose, so that the cutting of the Bar is now superseded. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Although the 1954 trials proved them wrong, Salk's vaccine was superseded in 1962 by Sabin's oral version. From Wordnik.com. [The Savior Of Summer] Reference
Kulm by private subscriptions, and in 1848 it was superseded by the oldest of the three houses on the Kulm. From Wordnik.com. [Shepp's Photographs of the World] Reference
However, others record that Muhammad considered it superseded by An-Nur and prevented it from being written down. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. David Liepert: The Stoning of Women: Quranic Prescription or Barefaced Misogyny?] Reference
Their original uses have been superseded by the world's advance; but time and change add greatly to their interest. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Might everywhere triumphed over right, and the "law of the strong arm" superseded the ordinances of the civil power. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
Worldwide, sturdy bells quickly superseded decomposable, and edible, cheese balls as jesters 'preferred cap ornaments. From Wordnik.com. [Osmo's Bells] Reference
Barre be superseded in their cures, and sent with the shortest possible delay to the town of Lyons, with Father Lactantius. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Chattanooga; Bragg, who had superseded Beauregard in command, sent one division from Tupelo on the 27th of June for the same place. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
In quick succession I received other messages from General Terry, of older date, and therefore superseded by that brought by the tug. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
That doesn't ruin the film by any stretch, but it's always sad to see the perfect final grace note superseded by less inspired touches. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Giltz: Toronto Film Fest Day 4: Two Documentaries and a Little Girl] Reference
Soon after Governor West was superseded by Sir Richard Kirle, an Irish gentleman, who died six months after his arrival in the country. From Wordnik.com. [An Historical Account of the Rise and Progress of the Colonies of South Carolina and Georgia, Volume 1] Reference
Much modern lace of this type is now made at Burano, Italy, where the coarse Italian lace formerly made there has been entirely superseded. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Old Lace and Needlework] Reference
Just as the second stage has, particularly for book-work, virtually superseded the first, so the third is destined to supersede the second. From Wordnik.com. [The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing] Reference
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