Thesaurus results for REPLACEMENT

replacement

noun

ri-ˈplās-mənt

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 Okay, then … Chun, hired in 2018, is under contract through June; Yale has not yet hired Allain’s replacement. —

Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026 Boone's first performed in Milwaukee in 2023, when the Summerfest talent team had to scramble to find a replacement to open for Imagine Dragons. —

Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2026 Workers last week were busy with heavy equipment working on the site of the replacement buildings. —

Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Mar. 2026 Grace Prep was able to schedule a replacement game against New Braunfels Allegiance, which was in the DFW area competing in a tournament this week. —

Mike Waters, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for replacement

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Noun

If your goal is long-term success, there is really no substitute for doing the necessary hard work.

— Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
Station reserves the right to substitute prize of comparable value.

— CBS LA Staff, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026