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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as a practical substitute" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an alternative option that serves a similar function or purpose in a practical context.
Example: "In situations where the original material is unavailable, we can use recycled paper as a practical substitute."
Alternatives: "as a viable alternative" or "as a functional replacement."
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This was a gruelling experience in which she was at one point required to be covered from head to foot in spinach as a practical substitute for primeval slime.
These unique features of NSDPC electrodes suggest that they can serve as a practical substitute for graphite as a high performance anode material in LIBs.
A new lower bound finite element method for slab analysis is presented as a practical substitute to full, non-linear, finite element methods that require expert knowledge and long running times.
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Since the early 1960s, silicon has become a practical substitute, virtually supplanting germanium as a material for semiconductor fabrication.
The infusion of hip-hop wasn't just a practical substitute for a rhythm section.
Digital cameras that print instant pictures have materialized to fill the void, providing a practical substitute.
Having corners instead of rounded edges, a tiny house is expensive to tow; it is not a practical substitute for a mobile home.
Using either formula can be a practical substitute for SIG at the bedside, and the use of AGc did not affect the logistic regression model when substituted for SIG.
It has been suggested that an internet-based remote-monitoring system could provide a practical substitute to time-consuming and expensive in-office visits.
Then synchronization by light-signals could still have been regarded as a mere practical substitute for a notion of absolute simultaneity that stood on independent grounds, empirically as well as conceptually.
Rove sees winning as a practical matter.
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