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
As teams are much faster to pull the trigger on an underperforming hire, some will struggle to find competent replacements, and few will find definitive improvement.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Beyond pipe replacements, some residents on the east side have been waiting for the city to add sidewalks and underground gutters as many communities still have a ditch gutter system to manage the water, which can be problematic for nearby homes due to flooding risk.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Several names have been floated as possible replacements for Kelly in Baton Rouge.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
At the same time, the state continues to retire baseload and dispatchable power sources such as nuclear and natural gas plants faster than reliable replacements are coming online.
—Lora Myers, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have now discovered that these queen replacements often start with viral infections that harm the queen’s reproductive system.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Toronto taxed Snell, the two-time Cy Young award winner, and expelled him from the game in the sixth, feasting on his underwhelming replacements.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 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
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
Noah White, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Beyond pipe replacements, some residents on the east side have been waiting for the city to add sidewalks and underground gutters as many communities still have a ditch gutter system to manage the water, which can be problematic for nearby homes due to flooding risk.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
Several names have been floated as possible replacements for Kelly in Baton Rouge.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
At the same time, the state continues to retire baseload and dispatchable power sources such as nuclear and natural gas plants faster than reliable replacements are coming online.
—Lora Myers, Oc Register, 28 Oct. 2025
Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have now discovered that these queen replacements often start with viral infections that harm the queen’s reproductive system.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
Toronto taxed Snell, the two-time Cy Young award winner, and expelled him from the game in the sixth, feasting on his underwhelming replacements.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 26 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for replacements
substitutes
Noun
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Then, of course, there’s the problem of inequality; more substitutes surely benefits the richer clubs.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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While Russians understand that such substitutes are not the genuine articles, many have seen efforts to recreate sporting and cultural events as a patriotic effort to rekindle Russia's Soviet-era, which Russian President Vladimir Putin frequently references with nostalgia.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Replacements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replacements. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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