Finding and Substitute

Finding

Finding noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.

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Substitute and finding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Substitute" instead a noun "Finding".

Nearby Words: find, finder

Substitute noun - A person or thing that takes the place of another.

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Finding and substitute are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Finding" instead a noun "Substitute".

good	good finding	good substitute
common	common finding	common substitute
original	original finding	original substitute
poor	poor finding	poor substitute
Other adjectives: actual, young, new, accidental.

Big Brother Mentor: Since finding Andrus on the ruins of his home island, Bart has taken him under his wing, almost like a parental substitute.

Source: Roleplay / A Man's Dream Never Dies: A One Piece Quest
Cat Girl: After not finding the stray cat they wanted to bring home, Mitsuba gets the bright idea of having Futaba be a substitute cat.

Source: Manga / Mitsudomoe
Davan wound up becoming his Parental Substitute even after finding out he wasn't the dad, and admits that in retrospect he wishes he had been the father after all.

Source: Webcomic / Something*Positive

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