Petroleum was replacing coal as fuel.
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Replacing
Synonyms for "replacing" (20 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (6)
Related words (10)
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More general
11 entrieschangecommutationdata manipulationexchangegrammatical categorymaintenancemodifierprocesssubstitutiontext processingupkeep
More specific
13 entriesbearing replacementcomponent replacementcomponent substitutionemergency replacementmaintenance replacementpart replacementpreventive replacementreplacivestring substitutionsubstitutivesystem replacementtext substitutionvalve replacement
Collocations
15 entriescomponent replacementpart replacementreplacing componentreplacing componentsreplacing itemreplacing modulesreplacing operationreplacing partsreplacing processreplacing standardsreplacing strategyreplacing worn componentssystem replacementtext substitutionvalue substitution
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
6 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
It's unlikely that replacing the battery will fix the problem.
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A ball-pen became a universal handwriting tool, replacing fountain pen.
Source: tatoeba (1042306)
Who's replacing you?
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