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
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Tips for safely heating your home Officials advise against using alternative heating devices such as space heaters and fireplaces, but offer these tips for using one at home: Keep clothing, curtains, furniture and other items outside of a three-foot perimeter around space heaters.Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
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But Gabriel had alternative intelligence on Robert and Chantal and Adam.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Any new import levies are on a collision course with stubbornly flat industrial production — a crucial driver of domestic and international volume from sectors that include mining, manufacturing, chemicals and electricity — and lingering overcapacity from the COVID shipping boom, experts said.Lisa Baertlein, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
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As another new year approaches, businesses in every industry are reevaluating their priorities to adapt to evolving market demands and consumer expectations.Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
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Personnel would have gone to the hotel before his arrival to detect threats; he also would have been accompanied by armed security who may have used an alternate hotel entrance, said Scott Stewart, a vice president of TorchStone Global.Hugh Son, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
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Lorna Dane in the Fox TV series The Gifted, based on an alternate imagining of the X-Men film series.James Factora, Them, 6 Dec. 2024
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Arsenal made overtures and given other interest around him, Villa regarded his acquisition a significant coup.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
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The movie is constructed like a visual scrap quilt made in a meticulous and orderly fashion, sometimes focusing on Elwood's life in the '60s and other times flashing forward to the near-present day.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Substitutive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substitutive. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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