as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
seeing that the starting quarterback was unable to play, the coach immediately called in his replacement
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Recent Examples of replacement
The Future Railway Mobile Communication System (FRMCS) is the 5G-era replacement for GSM-R – the dedicated mobile network railways use for train control and operations.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
This all makes finding replacements difficult.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Arrays stay productive for 10+ years which eliminates two to three full hardware replacements and the associated data migrations that would be required.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For his part, though, Reyna could be forgiven pining for more stability — and hoping Seaone’s long-term replacement also values him, after his previous side Dortmund cycled through six managers during his six seasons at the club.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2025
This all makes finding replacements difficult.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
Arrays stay productive for 10+ years which eliminates two to three full hardware replacements and the associated data migrations that would be required.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
For his part, though, Reyna could be forgiven pining for more stability — and hoping Seaone’s long-term replacement also values him, after his previous side Dortmund cycled through six managers during his six seasons at the club.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for replacement
Noun
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The last 11 players on the pitch go into the huddle; the substitutes are not involved, making the circle smaller and ensuring players can hear.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Sacramento River acted as a substitute for the Mississippi River.—
John Turton,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That backup has since grown into a hundreds-strong campaign to refute the DHS allegations, which supporters call a resurgence of anti-Muslim fearmongering that has persisted across party lines since the 9/11 attacks 24 years ago this month.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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The primary backup appears to have dodged a bullet.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Replacement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/replacement. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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