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substitute

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






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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

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