as in alternative
taking the place of one that came before
his recent religious fanaticism is only the latest substitutive addiction of a person with an addictive personality
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Recent Examples of substitutive
This kind of substitutive logic appears in early case histories of anorexia.
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Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
This simple, substitutive kind of automation, Mr. Acemoglu and Mr. Restrepo wrote, threatens not just individual workers, but the economy as a whole.
—New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021
Somewhere along the line, a foundational philosophy emerged: Identity is additive, not substitutive.
—Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 20 July 2017
Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
This simple, substitutive kind of automation, Mr. Acemoglu and Mr. Restrepo wrote, threatens not just individual workers, but the economy as a whole.
—New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021
Somewhere along the line, a foundational philosophy emerged: Identity is additive, not substitutive.
—Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitutive
Adjective
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While some users may switch to alternative search engines in response, most will eventually move on.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The cut is now up to 13 weeks on the alternative roster and 14 frames on the rock-only tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Wide receiver Deebo Samuel is the Washington Commanders' newest offensive weapon.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Stream Kate Hudson's new Netflix basketball comedy 'Running Point' Kate Hudson is getting some interesting firsts knocked out at this point in her career.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In Bond, characters can’t cross over to alternate realities and meet other versions of themselves.—
Colin Burnett,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
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Insights deploys the Times’ in-house Graphene AI content management system to determine a story’s bias, running a word-by-word analysis to generate an alternate view.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And don't miss our other parenting guides on baby carriers, baby monitors, and our favorite baby gear.—
Nena Farrell,
WIRED,
1 Mar. 2025
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In addition to Life After Death, two other projects, Born Again and Duets: The Final Chapter were released in 1999 and 2005 respectively.—
Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter,
Robb Report,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Substitutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitutive. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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