substitutes

Example Sentences

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Medicare reimburses providers for the use of skin substitutes for wound care.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Spurs still won without the pair on the pitch, Palhinha one of four second-half substitutes, and former Wales defender Ashley Williams knows they have to take their big moments.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

However, for a few of the weapons—the Patriots, THAADs, and SM missiles, which are adept at shooting down short-to-medium-range ballistic missiles—there are no good substitutes.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

She advises people who are vegan to choose fortified milk and yoghurt substitutes to absorb more of these vitamins.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

There are no more magazines, no more films, no more substitutes; only me and my shadow, walking away from the two men, who stand at attention, stiffly, by a roadblock, watching our retreating shapes.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood