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“There is some evidence that when we simulate things, it can substitute for having to do them,” Milkman said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Economists have often found that theories cannot substitute for evidence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

“If playing a game can substitute for doing something that’s detrimental, 100%, that’s great. Go for it.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The government last week promised some 3,000 substitute teachers would be deployed in the coming days to replace absent staff at the 114 worst-affected high schools.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

In 1853, he had returned to the monastery and started work as a substitute teacher at the Brno Modern School.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Gamification and more niche tools don’t work for everyone, but finding healthier substitutes for bad financial habits can yield real benefits.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

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

Romeo Lavia came off the bench, with Valentin Barco and Dario Essugo remaining unused substitutes.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

As with so many other things, time is the key factor—speed in discovering the deficiency, and speed in administering hormonal substitutes.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

He felt the issue prior to the match, but played 70 minutes in central midfield alongside Elliot Anderson before being substituted.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 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

The center was housed in a brick building on a corner lot on Prospect Avenue, whose prime blocks were dominated by the grand, mansion-like stone and Tudor-style eating clubs that substituted for fraternities.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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

And then Sierra complains about the frosting, and then they all sing, substituting insults for her name.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti