substitute
Example Sentences
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At around $4 to $4.50, shoppers start making substitute purchases.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
For now, the findings support a practical but cautious message: nutrition may be one piece of the anxiety puzzle, but it is not a substitute for professional mental health care.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
"These unjustifiable measures cannot substitute dialogue, nor can pressure replace diplomacy."
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“No matter how sophisticated AI gets,” says the Rev. Justin Bolger, Catholic chaplain for Brown University, “it will never be a substitute for another person, especially God.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Dr. King told the mourners, “and he is saying to us that we must substitute courage for caution.”
From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman
Vocabulary lists containing substitute
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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