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Recent Examples of substitution
Madrid are among the five teams in Europe’s top five leagues who have used all their substitutions the least.
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The same can be said about some of the other substitutions.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
What To Know Attorneys representing the U.S. government filed a notice of substitution in a January 6 lawsuit on Thursday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Funeral potatoes accommodate numerous substitutions, but all include potatoes as a base ingredient.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
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Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The same can be said about some of the other substitutions.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
What To Know Attorneys representing the U.S. government filed a notice of substitution in a January 6 lawsuit on Thursday.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Funeral potatoes accommodate numerous substitutions, but all include potatoes as a base ingredient.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for substitution
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“Substitution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitution. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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