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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a former replacement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone or something that previously took the place of another person or thing.
Example: "The committee decided to reappoint a former replacement for the position, believing they would bring valuable experience."
Alternatives: "a previous substitute" or "an earlier replacement".
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Meanwhile, a former replacement ref warns of the perils ahead for the replacements.
In July, Mets catcher Todd Pratt and Brian Daubach, an infielder for the Red Sox and a former replacement operative, had words on the field.
He is a former replacement player who leads the league in E.R.A. and innings pitched and is tied for third with a.181 batting average against.
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Bellew missed an opportunity to face Cleverly in May when he failed to make the weight after being called in as a late replacement for former champion Juergen Braehmer.
Gareth Thomas, their former captain and a late replacement on Saturday for current skipper Stephen Jones, was furious.
(DS) Paul Westerberg Stereo (Vagrant) *** £13.99 Clearly things are not going especially well for former Replacement Paul Westerberg.
Like his teammate RICK REED, another former replacement player, Agbayani has applied for admission to the players' union, without success...
Asked if the union would consider accepting the former replacement players BENNY AGBAYANI and RICK REED as members, Fehr said, "That's up to the players".
Grandpaboy, "Silent Film Star" (2002) Back when Paul Westerberg was Grandpaboy, the former Replacements front man recorded this somewhat nasty love song, in which he tells a woman "You ought to be a silent film star / Keep that pretty little trap shut".
The president, Traian Basescu, chose as his replacement a former head of the intelligence service, Mihai Razvan Ungureanu.
Bush's Treasury secretary, Hank Paulson, is a former Goldman C.E.O., and his replacement at Treasury, Tim Geithner, was mentored by Goldman alumni.
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