The best replacement for openquery is linked server.

The best alternatives to openquery are rated as following:
★★★★★  linked server
★★★★  execute at
★★★  opendatasource
★★★  runsql
★★★  sp_executesql
★★  openrowset
★★  4 part
★  execute

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