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take out(expression, change, follow, alter, restore)
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take over(verb, expression, change, cover, follow)
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temp(reserve, substitute, replacement, alternate, stalwart)
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utility player(noun, player)
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vicar(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup, surrogate)
1
stand in for(expression, idiom, exchange, switch, replace)
1
standby(noun, cover, reserve, substitute, replacement)
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succedaneum(replacement, alternative, alternate, backup, surrogate)
1
accessory(adjective, low, subject, minor, secondary)
1
adjuvant(adjective, low, subject, secondary, indirect)
1
al fresco(expression, idiom, air, exteriority)
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analogy
1
ancillary(adjective, low, subject, minor, collateral)
1
answer for(expression, exchange, switch, replace, swap)
1
appurtenant(adjective, subject, collateral, secondary, indirect)
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