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    Usurp means to seize and hold a position, office, or power illegally or by force. It can also mean to take someone else's place without permission, such as when streaming sites usurped film festivals during the pandemic by becoming the main outlet for movies. Professional tennis player Novak Djokovic introduced a new defensive style that is now used by younger players trying to take his place as the top player.

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    WORD OF THE DAY October 13, 2020

    usurp
    verb | yoo-SERP

    Definition
    1 a : to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession
    by force or without right
    b : to take or make use of without right
    2 : to take the place of by or as if by force : supplant

    Examples of USURP

    "The directors of seven European film festivals shared the stage at the
    opening of the 77th Venice film festival to help kick-start an industry that they
    said was in danger of being usurped by streaming sites such as Netflix
    because of the Covid-19 pandemic." — Lanre Bakare, The Guardian (London),
    2 Sept. 2020

    "More important, he has fundamentally changed the way that professional


    tennis is played.… Djokovic introduced a defensive style of movement that is
    copied widely by the younger generation of players who actively seek to usurp
    him." — Max Gendler, The New York Times , 31 Aug. 2020

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