Change only second match on a line...

Is there a way to change only the second (or any specific) instance of a
pattern on a line?

Sort of like how 's/old/new/' changes the first instance of "old" to
"new", but for the second (or any specific) instance.

Or does this involve changing the first instance of "old" twice and then
changing the first instance of the "new" pattern back to the "old" pattern?

Extrapolating the above sequence out to subsequent instances would be
more and more annoying.

I know that I can build a full RE that will match the first, second, and
subsequent instances and surrounding text but that seems cumbersome
compared to a tweak of "s/old/new/".



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