Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitutions
Noun
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Decapitation strikes won’t do it—the Guards have a bench of replacements handy for each senior post, and their forces are fighting to protect the system, not any individual.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Between there and the national park’s Douglas Environmental Center in Gary’s Miller neighborhood will be another costly section, with some bridge replacements in store.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The remaining items will be stored by Accelerated Climate Solutions for future swaps, the district said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Especially after Rizo told us that there were two swaps on his season.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Their exchanges take place in a conversational middle range that puts their emotional substance—bewilderment, frustration, anger, quiet despair—into sharp and poignant contrast.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Russia’s human rights ombudswoman Tatyana Moskalkova said last week that both sides were working on exchanges of prisoners.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Substitutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitutions. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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