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The phrase "an acceptable substitute" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing alternatives that meet certain standards or requirements in a particular context.
Example: "If you cannot find the original ingredient, sugar can be an acceptable substitute in this recipe."
Alternatives: "a viable alternative" or "a suitable replacement."
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A withholding agent may accept a withholding certificate (including an acceptable substitute form), a written statement, or other such form as the IRS may prescribe, electronically in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 1.1441-1 e)(4)(iv).
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Because this is the thing: expressions of anger are often seen as an acceptable substitute for men, a simple like-for-like substitution in lieu of actually having an emotion or externalising a feeling.
Definitely an acceptable substitute.
"Happy Christmas," a British bastardization, is not an acceptable substitute.
Or consider cookie dough an acceptable substitute for cauliflower?
A central legal issue in the new case is whether an acceptable substitute in fact exists.
Dealers are known to bend the rules: Go Fish is an acceptable substitute for blackjack.
"In a democracy, secret government is not an acceptable substitute for self government".
But democratization of political life did not prove to be an acceptable substitute for economic revitalization.
The point was not lost on one participant, who asked whether coconut oil was an acceptable substitute.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com