Discard and Replace

Discard

Discard verb - To get rid of as useless or unwanted.

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Replace and discard are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Replace" instead a verb "Discard".

Nearby Words: discarded, discarding

Replace verb - To take the place of.

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Discard and replace are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Discard" instead a verb "Replace".

people	discard people	replace people
body	discard body	replace body
name	discard name	replace name
parts	discard parts	replace parts
Other words: hand, characters, weapon, sword, everyone, hands, names, weapons.

Max Payne 3 ups the ante on this with its limited inventory system, which encourages the player to repeatedly discard and replace their firearms.

Source: Unnecessary Combat Roll
Skill comes into it because your characters and actions in the shootout affect how many cards you draw and can discard and replace, along with the fact that your deck normally does not have a normal distribution of values, but one that you decided on.

Source: The Magic Poker Equation
Cards with Change can pay a cost and discard themselves to replace themselves with a stronger card, usually related to the initial character.

Source: Tabletop Game / Weiss Schwarz

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