Thesaurus results for REPLACEMENT

replacement

noun

ri-ˈplās-mənt

Definition of replacement

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 More than 1,500 potential voters signed up for a meeting of the Los Angeles Continuum of Care board to pick a replacement for the core duties of the beleaguered Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. — Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026 This means that De Luca and Abdy’s replacement will report into Goldberg and Greenstein, not the office of the CEO (as was the case under David Zaslav’s Discovery and John Stankey’s AT&T, for example). — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 The reality of the situation was that the Cowboys welcomed in a winless team starting a rookie undrafted quarterback on a short week with two replacements in the secondary. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026 Prior to the pause, Verizon had told the FCC that the old-school copper networks will remain in place for areas where its replacement solution falls short of Commission standards. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for replacement

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Fight to Unite might appear to be a substitute for the missing Las Vegas festival, but bringing Punk Rock Bowling to Los Angeles has been discussed for years.

— Dick Slaughter, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
There is no substitute for the human connection, human thought, human nuance.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of substitute

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For Morgan Stanley, investors will be watching strength in merger and acquisition advisory profits, as well as how the backup in bond yields that began in late August may affect lending, M & A activity and startup funding.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Hubbard has been carrying the weight of the run game pretty much by himself through four weeks; his usage wasn’t helped by the fact that backup running back Jonathon Brooks was placed on IR because of surgery to his core.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026

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