- present participle of replace.
replacing
Example Sentences
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Put bluntly, you’d be replacing income with debt.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
From the air, neighborhoods in Cali appeared flattened, with piles of grey rubble replacing entire blocks of homes and apartment buildings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Beard joined ZZ Top in 1969, soon after the band formed, replacing founding drummer Dan Mitchell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Trump was discussing changes he has made to the White House grounds, including replacing portions of the Rose Garden lawn with a stone patio, when the conversation turned to turf.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Ask for two or ten or three hundred melons, and the number lets you off the hook by replacing the article altogether.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
