substitute
Example Sentences
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The new law says that the substitute will not be able to come on until play next stops.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The company has produced a meat substitute called Jiro Meat based on okara, a soy pulp typically discarded after making tofu and soymilk.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
But “I don’t think satellite is a substitute for the speed, reliability and capability of our assets that we’ve been investing in for decades,” he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Huawei is pitching stacking as a substitute for conventional chip advances rather than a complement to them because the key technology that would make it a complement is the one thing it can’t get.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
They needed glue and knew that sticky dough would work as a substitute.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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