as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
we shared a tuna sub at lunch
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as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
we had a sub in English today, so we didn't get our test results back
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as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
the weekend anchor is subbing for the station's main anchor all this week she subbed for middle school teachers in the district as needed
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Recent Examples of sub
Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre was testing the sub, which was named Boaty McBoatface in a viral online poll in 2016, when mooring for the camera system got tangled in its propeller, the center said in a statement Monday.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In some cases, the money could sub in for funds now collected in electric bills.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Unused subs were: Ian Fray, Marcelo Weigandt, Fafa Picault, Drake Callender, David Martinez and Allen Obando.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
The United Kingdom's National Oceanography Centre was testing the sub, which was named Boaty McBoatface in a viral online poll in 2016, when mooring for the camera system got tangled in its propeller, the center said in a statement Monday.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
The replacement crew's brand new SpaceX capsule still wasn't ready to fly, so SpaceX subbed it with a used one, hurrying things along by at least a few weeks.
—arkansasonline.com, 19 Mar. 2025
In some cases, the money could sub in for funds now collected in electric bills.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Economists note that tariffs can help nurture emerging industries and create manufacturing jobs in sectors where consumers can easily substitute a cheaper domestic product for a higher cost foreign one.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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On both occasions, the absence of Tarkowski and experienced holding midfielder Idrissa Gueye, substituted on 79 minutes due to cramp, was conspicuous.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Sub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sub. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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