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How to pronounce substituting in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms subbing
Type of work
Derivation substitute

Examples of substituting

substituting
Shaun Hill, substituting for injured Trent Dilfer, threw three touchdown passes.
From the sacbee.com
Start by substituting whole-wheat spaghetti for the traditional lo mein noodles.
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If we didn't, we would just end up substituting one set of problems for another.
From the theatlantic.com
Many are trading down, substituting chicken for steaks or other expensive meals.
From the thenewstribune.com
Wealthy diners could be substituting their old favorites for exciting new spots.
From the theatlantic.com
I'm interested in knowing what the ratio is for substituting molasses for sugar.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
A foreign Government funds an NGO to be a substituting NPISH in another country.
From the guardian.co.uk
Coach Keith Smart was substituting Cousins with Chuck Hays in the final seconds.
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You don't want to end up substituting an ingredient because you forgot something.
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More examples
  • A person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
  • 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"
  • Utility(a): capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team; "a utility infielder"
  • Be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
  • Alternate: serving or used in place of another; "an alternative plan"
  • An athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
  • In association football, a substitute is a player who is brought on to the pitch during a match in exchange for an existing player. ...
  • The following is an episode list for the MTV animated television series Beavis and Butt-head. The series has its roots in 1992 when Mike Judge created two animated shorts - "Frog Baseball" and "Peace, Love & Understanding" - which were later aired on Liquid Television.
  • A substitute character is a control character that is used in the place of a character that is recognized to be invalid or in error or that cannot be represented on a given device.