substitute
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With Spain on the brink against Belgium, super substitute Mikel Merino entered the game in the final minutes and saved the day—again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Mikel Merino emerges as Spain's hero yet again as the substitute scores in the 88th minute to stun Belgium and set up a World Cup semi-final against France.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
But they couldn’t beat his team, with second-half substitute Mikel Merino scoring in the 88th minute to lift Spain to a 2-1 victory in a World Cup quarterfinal before a sold-out crowd at SoFi Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mexican-American Brian Gutiérrez entered the game as a substitute and, at times, injected energy into the home team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Our food is bad and mixed up with so much substitute stuff that it makes us ill.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
When he substitutes a pitcher or a hitter and it works out, Dave is a hero, and when it doesn’t work out, Dave is a bum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
England's substitutes against Croatia were like for like in profile rather than changing the dynamic or balance of the team.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
They switched to sugar substitutes such as Splenda.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Walton said that if whey prices stay high for another year or two, manufacturers might seek out substitutes.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Like a cup of water or rather milk; yes, it’s milk or flour or maybe an egg—or, specifically, their ersatz substitutes.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
While he was substituted in all three group games, Bellingham's form was strong.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The midfielder was substituted midway through the second half, raising concerns about his fitness.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
As he was substituted, he left the pitch to a standing ovation.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
We also need to support lifetime training to help workers hone the skills that can’t be automated or substituted with AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
We substituted good grammar for intellect; we switched habits to simulate maturity; we rearranged lies and called it truth, seeing in the new pattern of an old idea the Revelation and the Word.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
Vermeer eschewed easy narrative deduction, Mr. Graham-Dixon writes, by substituting the map with a blank wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“Nostalgia is basically substituting what you feel now for what actually happened then, right? I have no nostalgia for childhood summers because nothing happened.”
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Back in 2005, when Roberts rhapsodized about Indiana farmland and an endless horizon punctuated only by silos and barns, he was substituting a humble, real-life Midwest upbringing for his own.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
She met Rachmaninoff in 1934, after substituting for him in a concert.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Anatole translated this, substituting fufu, goats, and palm wine.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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