substitution
Example Sentences
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For many, pets are a form of social substitution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
The substitution of workers “in favor of machines will accelerate as we go forward into AI.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Those people are spending money they likely would have spent in the city anyway, a principle economists call substitution.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026
Phil Foden's stoppage-time appearance in Manchester City's Carabao Cup final victory over Arsenal felt like a "charity" substitution, says former England captain Wayne Rooney.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
Days of hunting and gathering for this one meal and even then it would be a poor substitution for the Capitol version.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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