as in alternative
taking the place of one that came before
his recent religious fanaticism is only the latest substitutive addiction of a person with an addictive personality
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Recent Examples of substitutive
This kind of substitutive logic appears in early case histories of anorexia.
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Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
This simple, substitutive kind of automation, Mr. Acemoglu and Mr. Restrepo wrote, threatens not just individual workers, but the economy as a whole.
—New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021
Somewhere along the line, a foundational philosophy emerged: Identity is additive, not substitutive.
—Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 20 July 2017
Anna Shechtman, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
This simple, substitutive kind of automation, Mr. Acemoglu and Mr. Restrepo wrote, threatens not just individual workers, but the economy as a whole.
—New York Times, 6 Mar. 2021
Somewhere along the line, a foundational philosophy emerged: Identity is additive, not substitutive.
—Monte Reel, Bloomberg.com, 20 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for substitutive
Adjective
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For families that seek to spread out vaccines with an alternative schedule, dismissals are much less common: just 8% of individual pediatricians reported often or always dismissing these families, while 28% reported that their office has such a dismissal policy, according to the academy.—
Jenny Gold,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Companies can support and encourage employees to develop their own at-home office spaces or use alternative workspaces, like co-working spaces, that offer structure without long commutes.—
Sarah Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Israeli government shut down the supply of food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza ahead of the offensive, in a bid to pressure Hamas into releasing more hostages and impose new conditions on the extension of the ceasefire.—
Tim Lister and Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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That's nothing new from Brown; the Tony-winning composer writes the kind of music that moves, endears, tickles, and entertains.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a surprise twist this week, Read added one of the alternate jurors from her first trial to her legal team for the retrial.—
Nadine El-Bawab,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2025
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The uniform rule change will allow teams to wear throwback and alternate jerseys more often, another welcome change for fans.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In the lead up to the party, Eady had expressed contrition to other cast members about her previous actions toward Moore.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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The Israeli government shut down the supply of food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza ahead of the offensive, in a bid to pressure Hamas into releasing more hostages and impose new conditions on the extension of the ceasefire.—
Tim Lister and Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN Money,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Substitutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitutive. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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