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substitution

NOUN
replacement
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Or he can push for a rate cut to keep credit flowing and let high prices call forth new supply, substitution and efficiency.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 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

Recessions are generally characterized, in the first instance, by the substitution of a sudden, sharp, upward movement in the unemployment rate for a gradual downward or sideways movement.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

This resulted in the substitution of one amino acid for another: glutamate was switched to valine.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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