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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Iron began to supersede bronze for tool making about 3000 years ago.
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It is unlikely that scientific thinking will ever entirely supersede superstition and religion.
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The computers used to be top of the line, but they have been superseded by more recent models.
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The new deal supersedes the old agreement.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Balance has been superseded by problem-solving as the focus of attention.
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In current pedagogic fashion, behaviourist practices have been largely superseded by cognitive and communicative perspectives on learning.
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It would be to make Congress take the place of the state legislatures and to supersede them.
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Newton's theory, a better theory that superseded Kepler's, is more comprehensive.
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No sooner does the latest model take its place in the market, than it is superseded by another development.
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Some invisible radar had superseded my ordinary judgment.