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
There is no obvious replacement for the top of Toronto’s batting order currently on the roster.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Six years after Apple launched the Pro Display XDR, its superb-but-pricey 32-inch 6K reference monitor, Cupertino has pulled it in favor of a smaller, less expensive, but highly capable replacement.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
And the replacement for shore excursions?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
After a rocky search for a replacement, the board named King, a district insider who served as interim CEO.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Six years after Apple launched the Pro Display XDR, its superb-but-pricey 32-inch 6K reference monitor, Cupertino has pulled it in favor of a smaller, less expensive, but highly capable replacement.
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026
And the replacement for shore excursions?
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
After a rocky search for a replacement, the board named King, a district insider who served as interim CEO.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replacement
Noun
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Resident teachers, or teachers in training, will be the substitutes.—
Lacey Beasley,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Those patterns suggest that, at least so far, AI has acted as a productivity-enhancing tool that boosts employment and wages rather than a simple substitute for labor.—
Christos Makridis,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One of the biggest rebuilds on the San Diego State defense this spring is at linebacker, where SDSU watched one starter transfer to a Power Four program, saw another starter sidelined following knee surgery and lost two backups to graduation.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Because the physical tag or receipt can be misplaced, having a photo of it provides a reliable backup.—
Bailey Berg,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Replacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replacement. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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