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as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll we shared a tuna sub at lunch

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sub

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verb

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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Noun
What surfaces time and again in the documentary, though, is that carbon fiber was never the right material for a deep-ocean sub. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 June 2025 Tommy Docherty, the manager, had to come on as a sub in one of the games — and he got sent off. Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Verb
With 4:25 remaining in the third quarter and the Thunder down by 38, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault conceded and subbed out his star man – much to the delight of the home crowd, which had booed him incessantly throughout. Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 25 May 2025 Unlike in baseball, bowlers can sub back in, but only for four overs. Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for sub
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Verb
  • This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 21 June 2025
  • Herrera had already been substituted after going off injured in the 20th-minute and was shown a straight red card when the referee was informed of his behaviour.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 20 June 2025

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