take the place of

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take the place of

verb takes the place of · taking the place of · took the place of · taken the place of

To supersede; to come to be used instead of someone or something. Computers have taken the place of paper for many everyday office tasks.

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@misc{take_the_place_of_2026,
  title = {take the place of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20the%20place%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}