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substitutes

  • plural
    of substitute.
    substitute
    noun
    a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
  • present tense form
    of substitute (3rd person singular).
    substitute
    noun
    a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.

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Right-back continues to be the main worry for Pocognoli, with Celtic's Colby Donovan the one regular starter and with Aaron Hickey and Nathan Patterson used mainly as substitutes for Brentford and Torino, respectively.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

But as the world gets warmer and more subject to extreme weather, chocolate substitutes will gain ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

There are close to a dozen startups working on lab-grown chocolate and chocolate-flavored substitutes, in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They then classified the additions into several categories, including dairy milk, half-and-half, dairy cream, non-dairy milk, non-dairy creamer, sugar/syrup, sugar substitutes, and other ingredients such as alcohol and cocoa powder.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Luke remembers the pallet, but substitutes a metal drain, with the grating removed, in place of the rebar.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover