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substitution

noun as in replacement

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Even supporters of geoengineering research agree that it is, at best, a supplement to net zero, not a substitution.

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At the point of his substitution, Wirtz led Liverpool for passes and entries in the final third, crosses and touches in the Palace box.

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But there has also been criticism of Wiegman's starting XI in the defeat by France, her tactics in the tense, quarter-final win over Sweden and the general lateness of her substitutions.

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Anon: Well our luck is still in but, I can't understand SW's substitutions.

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Sweden exposed England's defensive frailties again - but England manager Sarina Wiegman made the right substitutions to turn the game around in Zurich.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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