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replacement

[ri-plays-muhnt] / rɪˈpleɪs mənt /
NOUN
substitute
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Kyiv's hulking CHPs date back to the 1970s and 1980s during Soviet times, and the stock of replacement parts to patch up damage is running low.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Netflix on Thursday said its Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria is leaving the company and named former Disney executive Peter Rice as her replacement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

As well as Maddison's successful return to the starting line-up, there was the sight of Dejan Kulusevski finally back as an 87th-minute replacement for Kudus after 526 days out with a knee injury.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

As of 2026 the world is “likely below replacement fertility,” Messrs. Fernández-Villaverde and Norrick write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

When I can’t find a suitable replacement for the mint tin, I unzip a side pocket and put the sandwich bag inside.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

Investors recently soured amid problems and soft demand for its joint replacements, but those look like stumbles that can be overcome.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Famously, his big break came when Roseanne Barr decided to fire all the writers on “Roseanne,” then the No. 1 show in the country; Lorre was hired as one of the replacements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The medical devices regulatory framework predominantly dates from a period where we were thinking about things like hip replacements and knee replacements, or smaller things like stethoscopes and plasters," Tallon said.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Hesson also refuted suggestions that Mohammad Imran and Mohammad Imran Jr were both called up as replacements because the PCB was confused by their names.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

But she had refused to, until he had replacements; and so he’d been caught in shoes that swooped up gaily at the toes, like a clown’s.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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