as in replacements
a person or thing that takes the place of another
you'll be getting a substitute until your regular teacher is feeling better if you like, you can use nuts as a substitute for coconut in that recipe
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as in swaps
to give up (something) and take something else in return
can I substitute coleslaw for potato salad if I order the chicken plate?
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as in spells
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
substituting for the talk show host while she is on vacation
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitutes
Noun
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The manufacturers of almost all of them will provide repairs, replacements, or refunds.—
Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024 -
Tesla’s service and collision centers are already overwhelmed with these modifications as well as other concerns, such as self-driving computer replacements in newer cars.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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But the scare device also contradicts the fashionable, secular ancestor-worship that replaces Christian doctrine for black progressives.—
Armond White,
National Review,
27 Dec. 2024
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Leaders must balance efficiency with empathy, ensuring technology enhances—not replaces—human potential.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In a true meritocracy, where merit supersedes all else, the H-1B visa program shouldn’t be done by lottery or capped at a quota.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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Cillian Murphy, Small Things Like These Who’d have expected that just a year after winning the Best Actor Oscar, Cillian Murphy would deliver a performance that supersedes his Oppenheimer turn as the best work in his accomplished career?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter and experienced stargazer who covers the night sky, astro-tourism, the northern lights and space exploration.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Miami Herald 305-376-2129 Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Marlins and high school sports for the Miami Herald.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Substitutes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitutes. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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