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substitution

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as in replacement

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Recent Examples on the Web Major sport federations and leagues, as well as the Olympics, have responded to the risks by delaying competitions to cooler times of day or year, implementing water breaks and offering more player substitutions. —

Brian P. McCullough, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2024 The memo claimed that several battleground states, including Wisconsin, Nevada, and Georgia, have stringent ballot access deadlines or unclear procedures for candidate substitutions, which could provoke a legal battle after Biden dropped out of the race. —

Nik Popli, TIME, 21 July 2024 The substitution of McConnell, who took over for Skyler Locklear at halftime, jump-started the Miners. —

Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2024 The nucleotide substitution in the HBB gene—producing what’s known as hemoglobin S, in contrast to normal hemoglobin A—is heritable. —

Maryn McKenna, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for substitution

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