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substitute

[suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtjut /






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Potassium can also be used as a substitute for some of the sodium in salt.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

Organizations that viewed AI primarily as a substitute for talent are now playing catch-up.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

In October 2018, he won his only cap, coming on as a substitute in a 3-2 Uefa Nations League victory over Spain.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

“We just fundamentally understand they’ll never be a substitute product,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Since it looked like I might not be hired at Langley right away, I applied to become a substitute teacher at the Collis P. Huntington High School.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

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

"While we found links to cognitive decline for middle-aged people both with and without diabetes, people with diabetes are more likely to use artificial sweeteners as sugar substitutes," Suemoto said.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

A last-minute loss to Turkey was dismissed as a speed bump, played with substitutes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

"Portugal dictated most of the game, but Rafael Leao did not offer that extra spark, neither did the other substitutes," said Balague.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

There are no more magazines, no more films, no more substitutes; only me and my shadow, walking away from the two men, who stand at attention, stiffly, by a roadblock, watching our retreating shapes.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

Rice started the 2-1 victory against Norway but looked like he was struggling in the stifling heat of the Miami Stadium before being substituted after the break for Arsenal team-mate Eberechi Eze.

From BBC Jul. 12, 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

While he was substituted in all three group games, Bellingham's form was strong.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

The midfielder was substituted midway through the second half, raising concerns about his fitness.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

He substituted feta cheese for the yak cheese in the recipe because yak cheese is very hard to come by, even in Manhattan.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

"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

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

With more than enough time to kill, I started in again—rearranging them, trying to create anagrams, substituting different letters for others.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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