- past tense form of substitute.
- past participle of substitute.
substituted
Example Sentences
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Ronaldo started that game but was substituted in the 67th minute.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
They also substituted bamboo biochar for cement at concentrations of 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5%.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
So you suspect the beleaguered visitors will have been a little relieved to see him substituted late on after he had a hand in two of Leeds' goals in this impressive 4-1 win.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
And if one definition fails to make the point, another can be substituted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Swift had read Cyrano, and Gulliver is a cunning variation on the by then conventional themes of science fiction, one in which islands are substituted for planets.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
