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substitution

/ ˌʌɪˈːʃə /

noun

  1. the act of substituting or state of being substituted

  2. something or someone substituted

  3. maths the replacement of a term of an equation by another that is known to have the same value in order to simplify the equation

  4. maths logic

    1. the uniform replacement of one expression by another

    2. an expression so derived from another

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The word substitutions prove jarring even when they’re not veering off into raunchy slang.

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In temperatures of more than 30 degrees and high humidity, Amorim's side failed to take a succession of chances despite regular substitutions which meant they ended up using 25 outfield players.

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Struggling to cope with the intensity, he was relieved when the fourth official held up the substitution board with the number eight in the 88th minute.

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He received treatment on the pitch and continued playing, with Forest having used their three substitution windows, but was visibly struggling when the match restarted.

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The Lakers played two games in Minnesota, one with a diminished Doncic and one without making a substitution in the second half, and had the same result.

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