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substitute

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






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Rather than renting out your home or having strangers live among your belongings, why not spend some time in a rental property that could substitute as a long-term home.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Worryingly, that solo attempt came from defender Sven Botman, while Jaissle used centre-back Dan Burn, a substitute, up front when he was sent on.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

At ranges of more than about 70 miles, there is no substitute for Starshield, said the commander of a drone unit on the eastern front.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The 41-year-old captain walked out of Portugal's Nations League squad in September after being an unused substitute against Norway and then finding out he would not start against Denmark.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

This news he took to Admetus, who at once set about finding a substitute for himself.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Since the start of last season, Arsenal substitutes have contributed to 26 Premier League goals, which is more than any other side in the league.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

The findings, published in Molecular Systems Biology, raise new questions about how sugar substitutes interact with the body.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

“Even in spite of these efforts, many lower-income households now have rising credit-card and consumer-debt balances. It’s hard to find substitutes for necessities like housing,” Smith said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

It was lax marking that led to Odegaard's winner, while a lack of creativity from the bench left Chelsea short as Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta's substitutes ultimately helped guide the hosts to victory.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 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

The 23-year-old has not featured for the club since their defeat by Brighton in the Carabao Cup on 16 September, when he was substituted in the 66th minute.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

The German just needs the numbers to improve on his end and Liverpool will hope that he isn’t set for a spell on the sidelines after he was substituted in the second half.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 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

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

Their analysis found that substituting minimally processed foods for 10% of ultra-processed food intake by weight was associated with a 2% lower incidence of colorectal cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

“The better we do on GPT-X, the more worried genre fiction authors will become about us substituting for them on Amazon,” Jack Clark, OpenAI’s former policy director, said in an internal warning in 2020.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

In fact, substituting toys for all hazards and unwanted behaviors are excellent protective measures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 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

As a result, architects relied on old and dangerous habits, such as substituting wood for stone and decorating their buildings with wooden awnings, cupolas, and cornices.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy


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