Thesaurus results for SUBSTITUTION

substitution

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as in replacement

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Recent Examples of substitution There is substitution bias (consumers switch to cheaper alternatives), outlet bias (shoppers move to discount retailers), new goods bias (new products are late to enter the index), and quality change bias (improvements in products are improperly treated as price increases). —

James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 But their data showed this substitution was concentrated in urban areas and didn’t fully account for the magnitude of the effects. —

Jake Angelo, Fortune, 29 May 2026 But this substitution is problematic. —

Sandra Matz, The Conversation, 27 May 2026 While given somewhat of an acknowledgment substitution at the end of the match Sunday, Chawinga played well over 90 minutes for the first time this season. —

Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for substitution

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The impact was felt almost immediately as his replacement, Mitchell Robinson, committed a flagrant foul that allowed San Antonio to return the favor with a six-point sequence, stretching the lead back to double digits.

— Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
Legislators passed a law two years ago barring the use of that barcode for the official vote count beyond July 1 of this year, but no replacement method of tabulating votes was ever implemented.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 June 2026