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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of supersede.

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Examples

  • To believers, the word supersedes earthly matters.

    gomorrah explained, 5 cents 2008

  • To believers, the word supersedes earthly matters ... "

    gomorrah explained, 5 cents 2008

  • No one would have said Mrs. Hartopp's nursery; and when in such a department the man's name supersedes the woman's, can more be said in proof of the tenderness he excites?

    What Will He Do with It? — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • No one would have said Mrs. Hartopp's nursery; and when in such a department the man's name supersedes the woman's, can more be said in proof of the tenderness he excites?

    What Will He Do with It? — Volume 03 Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838

  • Regardless of Brown's ruling, the protesters still believe that freedom of expression supersedes municipal bylaws, said organizer Taylor Chelsea.

    CBC | Top Stories News 2011

  • An overall well-balanced and pleasant expression supersedes the importance of individual parts.

    unknown title 2009

  • An overall well-balanced and pleasant expression supersedes the importance of individual parts.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2009

  • Look up the word "supersedes" and stop with the ignorance already.

    Blast From the Past 2010

  • Louisiana election officials disagreed with Project Vote's assessment, saying the state has its own voter purge process that "supersedes" the federal law.

    Three States Accused of Illegally Purging Voter Lists 2008

  • Many scholars and pundits speak of the Black Church as a singular entity, notwithstanding the many different denominations found within Black Protestantism.15 In doing so, they are assuming that what unites these denominations—race—supersedes the theological, stylistic, and organizational differences that might divide them.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

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