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replacement

[ri-pleys-muhnt] / rɪˈpleɪs mənt /
NOUN
substitute
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Yet he still must fight to obtain the hip replacement surgery he so desperately needs.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

They then become active, multiply, rebuild the damaged area, and produce replacement stem cells that return to a dormant state.

From Science Daily Aug. 2, 2026

Against that backdrop, it would have been very surprising indeed if the replacement of the deeply unpopular Sir Keir by the relatively popular Burnham had not given Labour a short-term boost.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

We’re both seeing a lot of cooked vegetables as a replacement for salads as well as—for the time being—the disappearance of berries and herbs from menus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“That’s right—the replacement Capricorn found for you makes a terrible hash of it.”

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

At the same time, those efforts should not be presented as replacements for deeper changes within organizations.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

It is understood The Eagles want a deal worth a minimum £60m for the 26-year-old and have started looking at potential replacements, with Ausburg's Chrislain Matsima among the players monitored.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Before Slaughter, presidents who wanted to reshape a multimember commission generally needed to wait for the commissioners’ terms to expire to nominate replacements who shared their policy preferences.

From Slate Jul. 13, 2026

Because he doesn’t have a natural position, he’s almost more valuable to coaches as a substitute—or, as Arteta calls his replacements, one of his “finishers.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

These language replacements in East Asia remind us of the spread of European languages, especially English and Spanish, into the New World, formerly home to a thousand or more Native American languages.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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