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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a serviceable replacement" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an alternative that is functional and adequate for a specific purpose, even if it may not be the best option available.
Example: "While the original part is preferred, this model serves as a serviceable replacement until we can obtain the correct one."
Alternatives: "a functional substitute" or "an adequate alternative".
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If Mangold cannot play next week in Baltimore – Rex Ryan said he hoped he could – then the Jets could do worse than having Baxter, a serviceable replacement, play again.
A raffled banana that raised 15 shillings, a demonstration of how to comb dog hair into a serviceable replacement for wool, and the serving of thousands of meals to homeless women, children and the elderly in the blitzed streets of Britain.
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Paper towels, newspapers, coffee filters, and a whole host of other things that you spend money on right now have quite serviceable replacements; you'll come to see that many are superior.
A serviceable if unexciting sausage.
Everything is dressed in a serviceable vinaigrette.
YOU think you have a serviceable résumé.
Marxism is no longer a serviceable tool for the state.
Nigeria, among Africa's richest countries, lacks a serviceable navy.
"When it was young, it did a serviceable job.
Will he be a serviceable pivot his first two seasons?
For Mr. Polidori, home is a serviceable hotel.
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