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proof that the show goes on, just slightly worse or occasionally much better.

means a person or thing standing in for another, usually because the original is unavailable, injured, or expired.

from from latin substituere, sub (under) plus statuere (to set up) — literally to set up in place of, a word for putting something underneath to hold up what's missing.

for instance

leicester's jamie vardy 2015subbed on, scored, sparked an eventual title run

margarineinvented 1869 as a cheap butter substitute for napoleon iii's army

understudy broadwayshirley maclaine subbed for carol haney in 1954, got discovered

replacement referee 2012nfl's blown call cost the packers a game

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