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sub·sti·tut·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. subbing, substitutingnoun

    working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence

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  1. substituting

    Substituting generally refers to the act of exchanging, replacing, or swapping one thing, element, or component with another. This term is commonly used in several fields including math, cooking, and language where a variable, ingredient, or word is replaced with another to create a different outcome or result. Substitution is usually done to achieve a desired objective or solve a particular problem.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Substituting

    of Substitute

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of substituting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of substituting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of substituting in a Sentence

  1. Sanam Hafeez:

    Substituting one behavior for another can work because you’re tricking your brain, that can absolutely help you avoid temptation.

  2. Ira Joseph:

    By substituting coal for LNG, they are trying to help alleviate the environmental problems they've had.

  3. Clement Nwankwo:

    Very little is going on in terms of any other initiatives on the economy, this fight against corruption seems to be aimed at substituting a proper economic policy.

  4. Mariano Ruiz-Funes:

    There's no real possibility of substituting these two products in the short-term. The impact on the pork and beef industries in Mexico in terms of costs would be brutal.

  5. Eric Trappier:

    There is one production line but we will increase output if we sign a third contract, for now we have the first two contracts which fit into our existing production, because France is substituting export planes for its own planes.

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