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
Battery pack replacements typically range from $5,000 to $20,000.
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Emily Mercer, USA Today, 22 June 2026
In their place, Spain boss Luis de la Fuente somewhat bafflingly lined up Barcelona duo Ferrán Torres and Gavi as their replacements.
—Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Even Foundation’s leadership argues that humanoid robots are more likely to serve as a first line of defense, reconnaissance platform, or force-protection system than as replacements for infantry soldiers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox will make their debuts as their replacements.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 June 2026
And the city of Aurora began actively searching for a whole lot of replacements for the AVAC board.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Now that the garden is complete aside from normal plant replacements, Sterman recognizes it as the expression of her own evolution and growth as a garden designer as well as changing views on waterwise gardening.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
Skipping replacements can cause irritation that no amount of blue light filtering will fix.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
How Small Issues Become Big Ones Not all hidden costs come from major replacements.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2026
Emily Mercer, USA Today, 22 June 2026
In their place, Spain boss Luis de la Fuente somewhat bafflingly lined up Barcelona duo Ferrán Torres and Gavi as their replacements.
—Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Even Foundation’s leadership argues that humanoid robots are more likely to serve as a first line of defense, reconnaissance platform, or force-protection system than as replacements for infantry soldiers.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026
Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox will make their debuts as their replacements.
—Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 June 2026
And the city of Aurora began actively searching for a whole lot of replacements for the AVAC board.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
Now that the garden is complete aside from normal plant replacements, Sterman recognizes it as the expression of her own evolution and growth as a garden designer as well as changing views on waterwise gardening.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026
Skipping replacements can cause irritation that no amount of blue light filtering will fix.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
How Small Issues Become Big Ones Not all hidden costs come from major replacements.
—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replacements
substitutes
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His Five Forces framework—competitive rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyer power and supplier power—became the definitive lens for assessing whether an industry is worth entering.—
Peter Su,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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All four goals in this game have come from players who entered as substitutes.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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“Replacements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replacements. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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