as in substitutes
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 replacements
The 49ers need replacements to step up to keep pace in the division.
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Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The Irish don’t have like-for-like replacements for Craig or Rubio, which leaves Freeman scrambling to stabilize an offensive line yet to click and a defensive interior that has tried to use quantity to make up for a lack of quality.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
For the units facing issues with seat belts, vehicle dealers will check the seat belt parts and make replacements if needed, and also remove nearby carpet sections that touch the cables, NHTSA said.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Are drivers training their replacements?
—Dave Lozo, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Another employee told the state inspector that staffing levels had dropped in the sterilization department over the past year, but the hospital prohibited hiring replacements, according to the reports.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Drain pipe replacements can cost between $7,500 and $20,000.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The need for replacements was extreme and exacerbated as battle casualties in the European theater increased from 31,617 in October 1944 to 77,726 in December and non-battle casualties from 28,364 to 56,695.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Injuries to key players don’t absolve their replacements from playing a cleaner game against the Dolphins on Sunday.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
The Irish don’t have like-for-like replacements for Craig or Rubio, which leaves Freeman scrambling to stabilize an offensive line yet to click and a defensive interior that has tried to use quantity to make up for a lack of quality.
—Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
For the units facing issues with seat belts, vehicle dealers will check the seat belt parts and make replacements if needed, and also remove nearby carpet sections that touch the cables, NHTSA said.
—Detroit Free Press, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Are drivers training their replacements?
—Dave Lozo, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Another employee told the state inspector that staffing levels had dropped in the sterilization department over the past year, but the hospital prohibited hiring replacements, according to the reports.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025
Drain pipe replacements can cost between $7,500 and $20,000.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The need for replacements was extreme and exacerbated as battle casualties in the European theater increased from 31,617 in October 1944 to 77,726 in December and non-battle casualties from 28,364 to 56,695.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Injuries to key players don’t absolve their replacements from playing a cleaner game against the Dolphins on Sunday.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replacements
substitutes
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The good news is that there are safer substitutes that can be used by the industry as more manufacturers move to reduce toxins, Glass said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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But high-tech substitutes aren't ready.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Replacements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replacements. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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