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
The indifference only strayed into anger when some Wales fans booed forward Brennan Johnson when he came on as a second-half substitute.
From BBC • 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
“One is a substitute teaching position this fall. The other is for a summer tutoring program. I might even get to teach French.”
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
