- present tense form of substitute (3rd person singular).
- plural of substitute.
substitutes
Example Sentences
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Many processed foods contain several forms of sugar and sugar substitutes at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Just four players remain from the starting eleven and substitutes from the night they beat Inter Milan in Istanbul to win the continent's biggest club prize.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
JPMorgan said the humanoids can be complements rather than substitutes for human labor.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
In most cases, demographic reports have become substitutes for the harder work of investigating actual complaints.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And it wasn’t fair to ask the remaining players to play an entire season with a short roster and no substitutes.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
