- present tense form of substitute (3rd person singular).
- plural of substitute.
substitutes
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“The market is betting that Jensen’s exit forces China to go it alone sooner, which helps the companies selling substitutes and hurts the ones that need top-tier compute today,” Burke said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Others are roasting or fermenting agricultural waste products, to transform them into good-enough substitutes in flavor and texture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Right-back continues to be the main worry for Pocognoli, with Celtic's Colby Donovan the one regular starter and with Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson used mainly as substitutes for Brentford and Torino, respectively.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
There are close to a dozen startups working on lab-grown chocolate and chocolate-flavored substitutes, in the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“The school board came up with the idea of using the high school teachers as substitutes at the schools for the younger students,” explained Mother.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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