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substitutions

noun

plural of substitution
as in replacements

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Recent Examples of substitutions Each team is allowed five substitutions per match, plus an extra substitution if the match goes into extra time. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitutions
  1. replacements
  2. swaps
  3. exchanges
Noun
  • Consumers should stop use immediately and contact the companies for replacements.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The fee will also support a 50% increase in heavy maintenance projects, the city said, such as concrete panel replacements and asphalt resurfacing.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of replacements
Noun
  • The company also separately filed its own civil suit against James and the New York State Gaming Commission, arguing that states do not have the power to regulate swaps, which prediction markets view their event contracts as.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Lakers sent two unprotected first-round picks and two first-round pick swaps to the Jazz for Kessler and then signed him to a four-year, $130-million contract.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of swaps
Noun
  • Xi also announced that China will invite 100,000 American youth to come to his country for studies and exchanges in the next five years and that China will send two pandas to the zoo in Atlanta.
    — Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Five French labels, including Baziszt, Coltesse, Egonlab, Ludovic de Saint Sernin and Mii Collection, will participate in exhibitions, market visits, and exchanges to help the brands better understand China’s retail and consumer ecosystem.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exchanges

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“Substitutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitutions. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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