JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by wirey00
HTML
<div id='name'>SAM I PAT I DAB I PAM</div>
JavaScript
var nameArray = ['SAM','PAT','DAB'];
var nameList = $('#name').text();
var reg = new RegExp(nameArray.join('|'),"g");
$('#name').html(nameList.replace(reg,'KAP'));