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Recent Examples of substitution
The Blue Jays are likely to slot France in at first base while Guerrero is sidelined, though Schneider seemed optimistic that would be a brief substitution.
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
In detailing their ideas and careers, Engerman tells a riveting story of the debates central to modern development economics: the state versus the market, capital-intensive versus labor-intensive growth, and export orientation versus import substitution.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
While the journal noted that doctors were unable to review the original AI chat logs and that the bot likely suggested the substitution for another purpose, such as cleaning, the man purchased sodium bromide and used it in place of table salt for three months.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Martial law is the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in time of war, rebellion or natural disaster, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
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Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
In detailing their ideas and careers, Engerman tells a riveting story of the debates central to modern development economics: the state versus the market, capital-intensive versus labor-intensive growth, and export orientation versus import substitution.
—Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
While the journal noted that doctors were unable to review the original AI chat logs and that the bot likely suggested the substitution for another purpose, such as cleaning, the man purchased sodium bromide and used it in place of table salt for three months.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Martial law is the temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule and is usually invoked in time of war, rebellion or natural disaster, according to Merriam Webster Dictionary.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitution
Noun
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But the manager did bring Crow-Armstrong into the game as a defensive replacement in the top of the ninth inning.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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This is a possible replacement for GPS, or the Global Positioning System, which recent events have shown is dangerously hackable and jammable.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Department of Justice has quietly walked back aggressive prosecutions, signalling that builders of non-custodial protocols aren’t the same as operators of centralized exchanges.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During the trial, after Cardi took the stand to deliver her testimony, several of her impassioned exchanges with the plaintiff's lawyer, Ron Rosen Janfaza, went viral due to her unfiltered, expletive-laced responses and animated expressions, including eye rolls and shrugs.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Substitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitution. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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