Thesaurus results for SUBSTITUTING

substituting

verb

present participle of substitute

as in exchanging

to give up (something) and take something else in return can I substitute coleslaw for potato salad if I order the chicken plate?

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as in covering

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only substituting for the talk show host while she is on vacation

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as in replacing

to take the place of "John Doe," "Jane Doe," and "Baby Doe" substituted the real names of the parties involved to preserve their privacy

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Recent Examples of substituting That creates the risk of symbolic legislation substituting for meaningful governance. —

Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026 In response to high food prices, seniors may be eating less frequently and substituting less expensive items for pricier ones, such as beef, to help curb their grocery costs, Johnson said. —

Lorie Konish, CNBC, 12 June 2026 That charming and shaggy approach is fitting for such a campy and irreverent comedy, ultimately substituting polish for an equal mixture of artistic grit and careless joy. —

Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026 Finally, try substituting egg yolks instead of using the whole egg listed in the ingredients of your box brownie mix. —

Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 June 2026 The amounts are so small that adding or substituting Himalayan salt for regular salt will have no nutritional impact. —

Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 May 2026 The problem of companies substituting hemp for marijuana dates to 2018, when Congress legalized hemp, a close cousin of marijuana that has only trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive compound that makes people high. —

Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 15 May 2026 The restaurant also has vegan versions of many of its most popular menu items, substituting meat for falafel and its aioli and tzatziki sauces with lemon-herb tahini dressing. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026 According to report last month by Morgan Stanley, there are signs the pill is already expanding the market – that is, customers aren’t just those substituting pens for pills, but many are GLP-1 newcomers. —

Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 7 May 2026

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The apparent loss of the aircraft came after hostilities in the region escalated over the weekend, with Iran and Israel exchanging their first direct strikes in months late Sunday.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
An armed intruder was shot and killed after exchanging gunfire with a homeowner, authorities said.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026