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substitute

[suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot] / ˈsʌb stɪˌtut, -ˌtyut /






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With a few exceptions, most can find substitute markets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

No amount of ingenuity can substitute for fuel that doesn’t arrive, machinery that can’t be repaired or markets that can’t be reached.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026

However, researchers suspect that limiting SCCPs may have led industries to substitute them with MCCPs, increasing the presence of these related chemicals.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026

“It’s not a substitute for adding new housing supply.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

I confess that it was my idea to find a substitute.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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