as in replacement
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Her replacement outfit was an Alber Elbaz Lanvin pleated knee-length—black and funerary, like the Balenciaga, but much more forgiving.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026 -
Teruaki Sato hit a game-tying RBI double before Shota Morishita, who entered the game as an injury replacement for Seiya Suziki, belted a three-run home run to give Japan a 5-2 lead.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2026
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From glass sculptures to abstract collages, the artists grapple with memory, home and survival in the aftermath of displacement.—
Grant Klarich Johnson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Syria endured more than a decade of mass violence, displacement and repression during a devastating civil war.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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Another from substitution defender Luca de la Torre in the 73rd minute.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Simple Skin-Care Routines Sometimes, there's no substitution for what has always worked.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Next, the team wants to use digital reconstruction methods to correct deformation on other parts of the skull, such as the braincase, to reveal insights about the brain size of Little Foot — and potentially unlock clues about the cognitive abilities of our early human ancestors.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Most of the shifts and deformations gradually returned to normal by six months after return to Earth.—
Rachael Seidler,
Space.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The skull distortion was so extensive that physical reconstruction wasn’t possible.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Mar. 2026
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Like most lenses for digital systems, the RF 70-200mm Z relies on a correction profile to compensate for optical distortion and vignetting.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
5 Mar. 2026
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If that writer is hailed as a once-in-a-generation voice, the reputation will undergo transmutations.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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This allowed the scientists to witness the dynamical ‘transmutation’ of exotic particles, which had been theoretically predicted for these exotic quantum states.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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The ice sheet that once covered the site never preserved remnants of the Last Glacial Period, indicating a complete retreat and reformation during past warmth.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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In fact, the parts tracking the rise, demise, and reformation of the influential alternate-rock band are the least interesting aspect of Pavements, because Perry (per the demands of the film’s structure) plays them straight.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Structures that are coherent, commercially reasonable, and long-standing tend to withstand examination more effectively than last-minute revisions.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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The team that puts together the film is almost working all the way up to the show because there are so many changes and revisions.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Supplantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supplantation. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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