In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
OUTFLOWN
Verb
outflown
past participle of outfly
Source: Wiktionary
OUTFLY
Out*fly", v. t. [imp. Outflew; p. p. Outflown; p. pr. & vb. n. Outflying.]
Definition: To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. Shak. Winged with fear outflies the wind. Waller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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