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Recent Examples of substitution
Sporting made a substitution at halftime, bringing on Diego Borges, which appeared to steady things a bit for Kansas City.
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The previous bill would have also instituted a $35 co-pay for hospital inpatient stays, which has been removed in the committee substitution.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026
Head coach Tony Popovic made a quadruple substitution.
—Michael Bailey, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
No substitution or compensation will be given for any portion of the prize that is not used.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
The previous bill would have also instituted a $35 co-pay for hospital inpatient stays, which has been removed in the committee substitution.
—Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Apr. 2026
Head coach Tony Popovic made a quadruple substitution.
—Michael Bailey, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
No substitution or compensation will be given for any portion of the prize that is not used.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitution
Noun
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Instead, as Quick reported, Dundon has already been canvassing the basketball world for Splitter’s possible replacement while clearly not caring about the awful optics.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The replacement was made possible by the generous donation of an anonymous person, done in honor of his history-loving deceased wife.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Romantic Venus sextiles dreamy Neptune, softening conversations and opening space for empathy, imagination, and meaningful exchange.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
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Minutes earlier, Kelsy took advantage of an uncharacteristically lax exchange, blindsiding Jeppe Tverskov to take possession and create an instant breakaway opportunity.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Substitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitution. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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