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Substitute vs. Substitution
substitute
Definition
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
Examples
substitute regular milk with fat-free milk
substitution
Definition
an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Examples
he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help
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