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  1. <?php
  2. $string1 = 'aaaaabbbbbcccccw**ord*';
  3. $string2 = 'word';
  4. $regexp = '#\**' . implode('\**', str_split($string2)) . '\**$#';
  5. $result = preg_replace($regexp, '', $string1);
  6. echo $result;
Success #stdin #stdout 0.01s 20520KB
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stdin 
Standard input is empty
stdout 
aaaaabbbbbccccc
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language:
PHP (php 7.3.5)
created:
10 years ago
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