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substitute(noun, adjective, person, reserve, extra)
18
surrogate(noun, person, thing, agent, substitute)
16
alternate(noun, adjective, person, reserve, extra)
12
deputy(noun, adjective, reserve, agent, substitute)
11
proxy(noun, adjective, agent, substitute, representative)
11
stand-in(noun, adjective, person, cover, reserve)
9
double(noun, adjective, reproduction, copy, spare)
9
understudy(noun, adjective, reserve, substitute)
8
successor(noun, cover, reserve, alternate)
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fill-in(noun, adjective, person, informal, reserve)
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backup(noun, adjective, reserve, extra, agent)
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dummy(noun, extra, substitute, alternate)
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sub(noun, adjective, person, informal, reserve)
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equivalent(substitute, alternate, backup, surrogate)
5
succedaneum(noun, alternate, backup, surrogate)
4
changeling(alternate, backup, surrogate, substitution)
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locum(noun, reserve, substitute, alternate)
3
agent(noun, substitute, representative, assistant)
3
locum tenens(expression, idiom, alternate, backup)
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reserve(noun, adjective, cover, near, extra)
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