Thesaurus results for SUBSTITUTING

substituting

verb

present participle of substitute

as in exchanging

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 covering

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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as in replacing

to take the place of "John Doe," "Jane Doe," and "Baby Doe" substituted the real names of the parties involved to preserve their privacy

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Recent Examples of substituting Simply grab a ruler, pen, and blank sheet of paper to illustrate your space by substituting the dimensions of the room in feet for inches. —

Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026 Yet Potter never considered substituting him. —

Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026 The court found the authority had exceeded its authority by substituting its view of the public interest for that of the state Legislature. —

Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026 Now, if oil prices remain elevated, those same firms will face fresh cost pressures and few, or no, options for substituting oil. —

Rachel Barber, USA Today, 15 Mar. 2026 Researchers avoided contaminating the samples with other plastics by substituting standard tools with those made of aluminum, cotton and other non-plastic material, the release noted. —

Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026 These releases did not grant full freedom but rather are a precautionary measure substituting imprisonment. —

ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026 However, substituting flesh-and-blood animals with those made of pixels seems to have created a canvas for unfettered abuse. —

Cynthia Chris, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026 Fennell has tossed all of that out, substituting her own unimaginative vision, plus a bunch of crappy dresses. —

Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026

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Citizens and businesses began exchanging Yugoslav dinars for German marks to secure a more stable store of value.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026
Two members of the team are seen entering the module and exchanging fist bumps with the Artemis II crew.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026