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(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another |
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Synonyms: replacing |
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Related Words: displacement, exchange, pitching change, substitution, supersedure, supersession, supplanting |
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(noun) a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another |
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Synonyms: substitute |
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Related Words: equivalent, successor |
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(noun) a person who follows; "he is President Bush's successor" |
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Synonyms: successor |
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Related Words: compeer, equal, match, peer |
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(noun) someone who takes the place of another person |
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Synonyms: alternate, surrogate |
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Related Words: backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, stand-in, substitute |
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(noun) filling again by supplying what has been used up |
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Synonyms: refilling, renewal, replenishment |
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Related Words: filling |
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(noun) an event in which one thing is substituted for another |
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Synonyms: permutation, substitution, switch, transposition |
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Related Words: fluctuation, variation |
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