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The phrase "become a substitute for" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is used when someone or something is taking the place of another. For example, "His charity organization has become a substitute for the government's aid program for the homeless."
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Correlation can become a substitute for causation.
Protest there has become a substitute for opposition.
Contemporary art has become a substitute for real estate.
The big riddle, Kleiman believes, is whether marijuana might become a substitute for alcohol.
Unfortunately, the comeback montage has increasingly become a substitute for the actual comeback.
She also warned students not to allow social media to become a "substitute for living".
It has become a substitute for the disappearance of traditional Soviet social spaces.
There is a risk that restitution may become a substitute for social reform.
"A love of dogs has become a substitute for a love of people".
Mr. Obama must ensure that the Buffett Rule does not become a substitute for ending those tax cuts.
We're also both a bit outside of our political tribes – we don't allow dogma to become a substitute for thinking.
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