1. Some say it's because the garble is grist for the mills of those touting the proposition that capitalism is supplanting China's socialism.
2. Leading the Global 500 list was US oil giant ExxonMobil Corp, supplanting General Motors Corp which had enjoyed four years at the top.
3. It produced 787 million tons last year, supplanting Shanxi province as the top coal producer.
noun
1. act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics
Synonym: displacement