substitute
Example Sentences
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For many current semiconductor cooling applications, helium has no easy substitute.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
The analysis showed that salt substitute use has remained consistently low across the U.S. population:
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
He reminded investors that there’s no substitute for” long-term, line-by-line analysis of capital structures” rather than relying on market sentiment to tell you when a crisis is brewing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
But a model, he said, is no substitute for looking out the window.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
She took one of the few openings she could find: substitute high school principal in a small Indiana town near her home.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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