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substitute

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






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But Suez is an outlet, not a full substitute.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

They said it has improved significantly over previous generations and can now effectively substitute for Nvidia chips on certain tasks—particularly inference, where trained models respond to user queries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

In 2013, UC approved a data science course, submitted by Los Angeles Unified, to broaden math options, and by 2020 allowed such courses to substitute for advanced algebra.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The girls also worked as substitute labor so that female factory workers could take a four-week vacation.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

"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

People with diabetes may use sugar substitutes more frequently because they are often advised to limit products that rapidly raise blood sugar.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

That approach reflects a larger shift in the game in the age of five substitutes instead of three.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

Tuchel and his staff will need to decide whether James is fit to start or if he should feature among the substitutes.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

In battle, they would be poor substitutes for the lost ships of the Iron Fleet.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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

Rice, who suffered with a sickness bug in the lead-up to Saturday's quarter-final victory over Norway in Miami, was substituted at half-time.

From BBC Jul. 13, 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

In November, Tuchel said he would "review" Bellingham's behaviour after his reaction to being substituted during a qualifier against Albania.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

“Sí,” said the expert, “a mango can be substituted for an apple.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Vermeer eschewed easy narrative deduction, Mr. Graham-Dixon writes, by substituting the map with a blank wall.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 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

Egypt manager Hossam Hassan even had to speak out before the match to deny any fall out with Salah - after substituting him during the draw with Belgium.

From BBC Jun. 22, 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

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




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