substitute

I asked him to meet me on the lakefront for a walk — a poor substitute for the Pacific air, but beautiful all the same.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

While I’d sooner take life advice from my golden retriever than a chatbot, my parents aligned with their contemporaries in treating Claude as a Google substitute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Fernandez came on as a second-half substitute in Monday's 3-2 win over Fulham and was booed by home supporters because of his role in England's World Cup exit.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

But he added: "Maybe he believes that statues and buildings and other things named for him will substitute for the kind of performance in office that makes you a memorable president."

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Can substitute with olive oil,” in another place.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

In most cases, demographic reports have become substitutes for the harder work of investigating actual complaints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

With an hour gone, Marcus Rashford was introduced by Carrick as one of six substitutes.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

In a world where influencers warn of spiked cortisol levels and disrupted circadian rhythms, plenty of consumers are turning to prebiotic sodas, sugar-free beverages, and refreshers as substitutes.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

The competitive threat posed by cheaper Chinese substitutes has once again assailed semiconductor stocks, leading to dramatic falls in some of the biggest memory chip makers in Asia on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Thousands were disappointed to have to hear me instead, or other poor substitutes for Mr. Muhammad in person.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

A word of warning though, he is often substituted around the 70-80 minute mark.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

While translating from Ottoman Turkish, an archivist substituted out the original owner and inserted Seit Shehu’s name instead, a court found.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Kane was only substituted twice, with six minutes left against Panama and one minute remaining in the last-16 tie with Mexico.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

This was the first time he had failed to score at the World Cup and, by the time he was substituted in extra-time, he had failed to register a single shot on target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Here is the play-by-play for the first two goals in the Memorial Cup final, only this time I’ve substituted the players’ birthdays for their names.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

“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

The savings they make from substituting from diesel can pay for the roughly $60 cost of a 420-watt solar panel in three months, down from six months before the war, Ember analysis shows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 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

She met Rachmaninoff in 1934, after substituting for him in a concert.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

Anatole translated this, substituting fufu, goats, and palm wine.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver