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The phrase "as the substitute" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone or something that is taking the place of another in a specific context or situation.
Example: "She was chosen as the substitute for the lead actor who fell ill before the performance."
Alternatives: "in place of" or "as a replacement for".
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Joe Willis will come in as the substitute keeper.
Southampton should win their appeal against the red card as the substitute bumped rather than elbowed his opponent.
So, traders have been looking to Wim Duisenberg, the president of the European Central Bank, as the substitute.
Under the fiercest of pressure, Hearts somehow carved an opening just after the hour mark as the substitute Edgaras Jankauskas played in Roman Bednar 18 yards from goal.
In a random drawing, Representative Miguel Quiroz Perez of the governing party was chosen as the substitute chairman of the investigating committee.
Because tourists will not be allowed into the main building during reconstruction, the art is supposed to serve as the substitute attraction.
When the digital board went up to show his No7, it was Anderson who entered as the substitute to replace the club's headline signing.
He put out his elbow as the substitute Kader Keita ran towards him and, while that could primarily have been intended as self-protection, the action was risky.
The result is a constant cycle of demolition and reconstruction that is seen as the substitute for thinking about how to address the deeper issues of the city.
Gianluigi Buffon's landmark 500th appearance for Juventus ended on a sorry note as the substitute Luca Antonini's last-gasp goal gave Genoa a 1-0 victory.
2nd over: England 8-0 (Edwards 4, Marsh 4) Cameron goes off for some treatment, limping heavily as the substitute fielder comes on.
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