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Definitions

substitution

NOUN
replacement
Synonyms


Example Sentences

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Those people are spending money they likely would have spent in the city anyway, a principle economists call substitution.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Villa were able to pass around City's high press and it was telling that Guardiola changed things in the 61st minute with a triple substitution.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

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

The Clue was a substitution cipher—Emily was sure.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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