substitution
Example Sentences
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The Waitress, a last-minute substitution at the banquet, is the mother of one of the dead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
It also can measure the limits of releases from strategic petroleum reserves, spare production capacity, freight constraints and refinery substitution, he said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
With the substitution exposed, Fox claimed the error was inadvertent.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2026
In 71 percent of cases, PAN Europe detected pesticides classed among the most hazardous in the European Union -- so‑called "candidates for substitution" that the bloc aims to phase out as soon as possible.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
Here is Bertrand Russell using it to explain the movement called romanticism: The romantic movement is characterized, as a whole, by the substitution of aesthetic for utilitarian standards.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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