as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
seeing that the starting quarterback was unable to play, the coach immediately called in his replacement
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Recent Examples of replacement
Synthetic ceramics have become the bedrock of modern life, and they are now found in everything from hip replacements to cell phone casings.
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Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
The replacement rate drops to 32% for incomes between $1,286 and $7,749, and to 15% for incomes above $7,749.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
His replacement at shortstop, Ronny Mauricio, went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Just days after an Israeli soldier was photographed hitting a crucifix with what appeared to be a hammer or ax in southern Lebanon, Italian UN peacekeeping forces and the Vatican’s ambassador to the country brought a replacement statue and cross to the Christian village of Debel.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026
The replacement rate drops to 32% for incomes between $1,286 and $7,749, and to 15% for incomes above $7,749.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
His replacement at shortstop, Ronny Mauricio, went 2-for-3 with a run scored.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Just days after an Israeli soldier was photographed hitting a crucifix with what appeared to be a hammer or ax in southern Lebanon, Italian UN peacekeeping forces and the Vatican’s ambassador to the country brought a replacement statue and cross to the Christian village of Debel.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replacement
Noun
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The substitute looks up and sends a shot crashing against the post from a tight angle.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the CMS Fraud Defense Operations Center stopped nearly $185 million in improper payments to suspect providers billing for skin substitutes.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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That was the advice Queta’s veteran backup, Nikola Vucevic, had for the first-year starting center ahead of Game 6 against the 76ers on Thursday.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Second-year guard Saniya Rivers, who mostly played the two or three last season, ran point in the starting lineup with Leger-Walker and second-year guard Migna Toure coming in as her backups, and the lack of experience in the team’s ball-handlers was apparent in their turnover woes.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Replacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replacement. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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