title: Alternative to Python string replace method
body: <p>I want to delete certain words from a paragraph, such as "and", "as", and "like". Is there an easier way to delete words from a string than doing it via replace --</p>
  
  <pre><code>new_str = str.replace(' and ', '').replace(' as ', '').replace(' like ', '')
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  <p>For example, is there a method similar to the following?</p>
  
  <p><code>str.remove([' and ', ' like ', ' as '])</code></p>