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replacing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | replacement |
| Type of | exchange, substitution, commutation |
| Has types | pitching change, supersedure, supersession, supplanting, displacement, novation |
| Derivation | replace |
replacing the star will not be easy.
Examples of replacing
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Interim coach Sergio Batista won his second game since replacing Diego Maradona.
From the washingtontimes.com
Pittsburgh upgraded at kicker by replacing erratic Jeff Reed with Shaun Suisham.
From the democratandchronicle.com
That means monetary guidelines that are useful at one moment may need replacing.
From the businessweek.com
My house is over 100 years old, and I am replacing the brick steps in the front.
From the dailyherald.com
Garth Saloner stepped into the role this month, replacing former dean, Bob Joss.
From the online.wsj.com
It suggested replacing duty with an annual property tax based on a home's value.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Bondos suggested the material might also be useful for replacing damaged nerves.
From the sciencedaily.com
Replacing underperforming protected areas achieves better conservation outcomes.
From the sciencedaily.com
Visit each room to calculate the cost of replacing everything at today's prices.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- 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 vase can ...
- 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"
- Put something back where it belongs; "replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it"; "please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them"
- Substitute: put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
- (replacement) substitution: an event in which one thing is substituted for another; "the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood"
- (replacement) refilling: filling again by supplying what has been used up
- (The Replacement) "The Replacement" is the third episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
- To restore to a former place, position, condition, or the like; To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of money borrowed; To supply or substitute an equivalent for; To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfil the end or office of; To demolish a building and build a ...
- (Replacement) Most policies of insurance of property give the company the right to substitute other property of like kind and quality for insured property which has been damaged or destroyed. This is making a replacement.
