Display state abbreviation from full name

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rhmartin

I need a formula that will replace the full name of a state with it's
abbreviation after importing data from a source I can't alter.
 
Try with data in cell A1
=SUBSTITUTE(A1,"NEWYORK","NY")

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Another option would be to create a lookup table somewhere, and use a LOOKUP
function (described in XL help file fully)
 
This will work for a few cells, but I have multiple states and multiple
cells. I am looking for a way to use the full list of states and
abbreviations, and compare to every cell I import with a State's name in it.
For example, if cell A1 is New York, the formula would change it to NY, but
if cell A1 is Rhode Island, the answer would be RI.
 
If you have a list of states and its abbreviations in Sheet2 say colA and B
try the below instead

If A1 is having state; insert an additional column and use the below formula.
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A:B,2,FALSE)

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If you have a list of states and its abbreviations in Sheet2 say colA and B
try the below instead

If A1 is having state; insert an additional column and use the below formula.
=VLOOKUP(A1,Sheet2!A:B,2,FALSE)
 

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