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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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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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That interview wasn’t the only news breaking out of Tokyo, with Kim revealing on stage that film viewership among Netflix’s APAC subs grew 20% in 2024, thanks to titles such as Korea’s Uprising, Indonesia’s The Shadow Strays and Japan’s City Hunter. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025 The fast-growing sub chain announced Thursday that Cancro will be replaced by Charlie Morrison, the former CEO of Wingstop, beginning on April 28. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Three tidbits Gene, who subbed in Saturday, took a crunching tackle and subbed out with an apparent right leg injury. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025 Around that same time, Berns started subbing in for Hank Azaria’s Bruce Springsteen tribute band. James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 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.
    Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Adoptees who have searched for information about their birth families and academics who have studied international adoption have long known of cases in which one child was substituted at the last minute for another—or of birth mothers who were coerced or tricked into relinquishing their children.
    Time, Time, 15 May 2025

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