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Replace a line with the line that I have in the buffer in vi

I cc or dd to copy a line into my paste buffer. Then I go to a new location. I want to replace a line that I see. So I type p Down dd. Is there an easier way (fewer keystrokes)?
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Replace using VIM, reuse part of the search pattern

I am working with VIm and trying to set up a search and replace command to do some replacements where I can re-use the regular expression that is part of my search string. A simple example would be a ...