Cover for
Cover for verb - Provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt.
Replacing
Replacing noun - The act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another.
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Synonyms for Replacing
Cover for and replacing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cover for" instead a verb "Replacing".
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Related pairs
- change and cover for
- change and replacing
- substitute and cover for
- substitute and replacing
- interchange and cover for
- interchange and replacing
- switch and cover for
- switch and replacing
- relieve and cover for
- relieve and replacing
- displace and cover for
- displace and replacing
- exchange and cover for
- exchange and replacing
Both terms in one sentence
- In one episode, Homer sneaks out of work by getting Lenny to "cover for him", which consists of Lenny replacing Homer in lazing around in Homer's chair and eating his donuts.
Source: Incompetence, Inc. -
Multicolored Hair: The cover for the 2011 Continuity Reboot version of Suicide Squad shows Harley sporting half red, half blue/black hair, replacing the iconic jester hat of the same colors.
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