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Recent Examples of substitution
That defense missed a right end on the play Warner got hurt and substitution errors can be crushing.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
There were some substitution things.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
The desire for more speed also could impact the Celtics’ substitution patterns, according to Walsh, who was part of the C’s squad that experimented with a quicker tempo during the NBA Summer League.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Adelman’s vision for Murray’s substitution pattern will be another variable.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
There were some substitution things.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
The desire for more speed also could impact the Celtics’ substitution patterns, according to Walsh, who was part of the C’s squad that experimented with a quicker tempo during the NBA Summer League.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
Adelman’s vision for Murray’s substitution pattern will be another variable.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitution
Noun
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Those market factors contributed to a landscape where a dose of the antiviral Paxlovid given in a hospital costs $4,500; magnetic resonance imaging costs $15,000; and joint replacements cost $100,000.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The story finds room for both Isla Fisher (returning from the first film) and her sequel replacement, Lizzy Caplan, so that there are now Five Horseman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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The exchange that dominates the crypto market, Coinbase, generated almost 40 times more revenue than Gemini did in the third quarter.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
11 Nov. 2025
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Today, thousands of Venezuelans – from corporate bankers to retirees – regularly purchase US dollars on Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Substitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitution. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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