substitute
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Everyone remembers the Aguero moment, but it was substitute Dzeko's header two minutes earlier that levelled the game.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
That meant Germany could not simply substitute graphite for heavy water to overcome its supply problems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
The ministry last week promised 3,000 substitute teachers for the country's 114 worst-affected secondary schools, and said on Wednesday it had already dispatched 2,000.
From Barron's ● 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
When they missed Miss Gunderson and word got round that there would be a substitute, they were delighted.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
Those savings are not small potatoes: The skin substitutes cost taxpayers billions, and the figure has risen dramatically since before the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Non-nutritive sweeteners are low-calorie or calorie-free sugar substitutes commonly used in foods and beverages.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
Many processed foods contain several forms of sugar and sugar substitutes at the same time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Romeo Lavia came off the bench, with Valentin Barco and Dario Essugo remaining unused substitutes.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
For as grateful as she feels for the company of the Nandis and Dr. Gupta, these acquaintances are only substitutes for the people who really ought to be surrounding them.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Ronaldo started that game but was substituted in the 67th minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Hendry's night ended woefully early and so did Kieron Bowie's, the striker substituted in the wake of the red, an innocent victim of a dreadful error.
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
And if one definition fails to make the point, another can be substituted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He substituted digits for words that would be used in messages.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
In fact, substituting toys for all hazards and unwanted behaviors are excellent protective measures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In drafting it, Thomas Jefferson chose not to include property as a natural right alongside life and liberty, substituting the less materialistic “pursuit of Happiness.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 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
Anatole translated this, substituting fufu, goats, and palm wine.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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