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replacement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | permutation, substitution, switch, transposition |
| Type of | variation, fluctuation |
| Derivation | replace |
the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood.
replacement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | refilling, renewal, replenishment |
| Type of | filling |
replacement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | replacing |
| Type of | exchange, commutation, substitution |
| Has types | pitching change, supersedure, supplanting, supersession, displacement, novation |
| Derivation | replace |
replacement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | alternate, surrogate |
| Type of | backup, backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute |
| Derivation | replace |
replacement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | substitute |
| Type of | equivalent |
| Has types | ersatz, succedaneum, successor |
| Derivation | replace |
Examples of replacement
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These days, the IRS doesn't care whether or not you buy a replacement residence.
From the dailyherald.com
It should not be used, ever, as a replacement for the medication that you're on.
From the abcnews.go.com
Replacement channels are installed from inside, so no ladder climbing is needed.
From the thenewstribune.com
The Broncos really don't have a replacement for him yet, and he's a team leader.
From the denverpost.com
The largest single change will be new thermopane replacement windows throughout.
From the desmoinesregister.com
This summer he performed the first outpatient total hip replacement in Virginia.
From the latimes.com
There was no immediate indication who his replacement would be, the report said.
From the upi.com
McNealy's hand-picked replacement, Jonathan Schwartz, offered admiring comments.
From the businessweek.com
Gibbs joined Bravo Company in November, as a replacement for a wounded sergeant.
From the thenewstribune.com
- The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy"
- Substitution: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
- Refilling: filling again by supplying what has been used up
- Successor: a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor"
- (replace) substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique ...
- (replace) supplant: take the place or move into the position of; "Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left"; "the computer has supplanted the slide rule"; "Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school"
- "The Replacement" is the third episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- (Replacements (Band of Brothers)) The following is a list of episodes of Band of Brothers, a ten-part television World War II miniseries based on the book of the same title written by historian and biographer Stephen Ambrose. ...
- (Replacements (short story)) "Replacements" is a short story written by award winning author Lisa Tuttle. Tuttle's feminist sci-fi short story features a husband's insecurities surfacing while a wife's independence strengthens as she claims a vampire pet for her very own.
