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substitute

[suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtjut /






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This was a toss up between Victor Anichebe and Divock Origi, with both forwards contributing exactly half of all their Premier League goals as a substitute.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Dzeko netted 50 Premier League goals for Manchester City, with more than a quarter of those coming as a substitute.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Remarkably, the 24 he scored when coming on all came in different fixtures - which, of course, means he has also scored in more games as a substitute than anyone else.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Flo scored 34% of his 38 Premier League goals as a substitute - the eighth-highest ratio for those with 20 top-flight goals or more, while he is also joint-eighth overall for goals from a substitute.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Wouldn’t anyone who took your place be a poor substitute?

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Since the start of last season, Arsenal substitutes have contributed to 26 Premier League goals, which is more than any other side in the league.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Mundhe has enforced bans on using newspapers to wrap food, synthetic dyes and banned analogue paneer - non-dairy cottage cheese substitutes.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Many processed foods contain several forms of sugar and sugar substitutes at the same time.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

But with some of these higher-protein, higher-fiber options, I’m using substitutes like protein pasta or bone broth rice to keep eating the things I want to eat while being a little more macro-conscious.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

We had substitutes for the rest of the year.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

Ronaldo started that game but was substituted in the 67th minute.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Thirty years since Berger, Smicer, Poborsky and Nedved endured their north London heartbreak, the creaking old stadium has long ago been substituted out and replaced by a Wembley fit for the 21st Century.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

They also substituted bamboo biochar for cement at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

So you suspect the beleaguered visitors will have been a little relieved to see him substituted late on after he had a hand in two of Leeds' goals in this impressive 4-1 win.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

At the end, he substituted a magic cooking pot for the bus that carried them to Resthaven.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

In fact, substituting toys for all hazards and unwanted behaviors are excellent protective measures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Instead of changing the team's tactics or style of play, Hong simply tried to solve the problem by substituting players."

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Nostalgia is basically substituting what you feel now for what actually happened then, right? I have no nostalgia for childhood summers because nothing happened.”

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Back in 2005, when Roberts rhapsodized about Indiana farmland and an endless horizon punctuated only by silos and barns, he was substituting a humble, real-life Midwest upbringing for his own.

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

With more than enough time to kill, I started in again—rearranging them, trying to create anagrams, substituting different letters for others.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken


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