substitutes

Example Sentences

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Direct-indexing managers might not succeed in tracking the index if they can’t find appropriate substitutes for the stocks they sell.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

In 2025, the CMS Fraud Defense Operations Center stopped nearly $185 million in improper payments to suspect providers billing for skin substitutes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

However, for a few of the weapons—the Patriots, THAADs, and SM missiles, which are adept at shooting down short-to-medium-range ballistic missiles—there are no good substitutes.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

She advises people who are vegan to choose fortified milk and yoghurt substitutes to absorb more of these vitamins.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

But the tension was felt everywhere; it spilled over into our studies, and arguments over Milton, Talleyrand or deductive procedures in logic were often clear substitutes for the outlawed fistfights over Zionism.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok