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English word

replace

A2Frequent NGSL-1
UK /rɪˈpleɪs/US /rɪˈpleɪs/
verb

to be used instead of somebody/something else; to do something instead of somebody/something else

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Sentence 76 · Pro
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
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The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything.

Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address

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