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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

exchange, substitution, commutation go
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help"

replacement, replacing
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another

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novation go
(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties
pitching change go
replacing a pitcher in baseball
supersedure, supersession go
act of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior
supplanting, displacement go
act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics