substitute
Example Sentences
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Another Ford penalty stretched the advantage to 19 points but half-time substitute Chandler Cunningham-South made a big impact for Quins in an improved second-half display and he got them on the scoreboard after 48 minutes.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
I have nothing against “prequels” in themselves—they date back to Virgil’s “Aeneid”—but they are no substitute for the original books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
The winger represented Japan at the 2022 World Cup, coming on as a substitute in all four of their matches and scoring the winning goal in the stunning victory over Spain.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The analysis showed that salt substitute use has remained consistently low across the U.S. population:
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
And in the Carolina colony, where molasses was called “long sugar,” it served as a substitute for sugar.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.