are substituting
- present progressive of substitute.
Example Sentences
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“Those kinds of trips are where people are substituting buses for personal or perhaps rental cars,” Savikas said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
And they are substituting the often-injured Seager for the more durable Freeman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
“People who can’t go overseas are substituting that with domestic bookings,” Brown said, adding that travellers were booking higher quality hotels and travelling to new places.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2020
Some companies are substituting these with natural alternatives.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 29, 2018
"Under the circumstances, as a gentleman—will you let me say I prefer that word to the one I know you are substituting for it—what else can I do?"
From The White Moll by Packard, Frank L. (Frank Lucius)
