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The process of replacing or being replaced

replacement

noun

the process of replacing one person or thing with another

substitution

noun

the action of replacing someone or something with someone or something else

change

noun

a situation in which one person or thing is replaced by another

rotation

noun

the process of replacing one thing with another from the same group in a fixed order

displacement

noun

the process of taking the place of someone or something

replacement

noun

used for replacing something

replaceable

adjective

substitutable

adjective

rotational

adjective

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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