as in substituted
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 subbed
Defender Emiro Garces subbed into the match in the 66th minute before notching his first assist this season and his third in 36 appearances.
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Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Ezekiel Alladoh, a 20-year-old rookie forward, subbed into the match in the 66th minute before collecting his first assist.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Defender Emiro Garces subbed into the match in the 66th minute before notching his first assist this season and his third in 36 appearances.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Campusano, who subbed in at catcher in the 10th inning after Miguel Andujar pinch-hit for Freddy Fermin in the ninth, extended the game in the 11th inning with a two-out single that drove in Bogaerts from third base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama subbed out of the game shortly after the collision and immediately went into the tunnel leading to the locker room while keeping his arm pressed to his side.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Giveaways plagued Denver to start the period and gave Seattle momentum, but Summit responded encouragingly, particularly after right back Ayo Oke subbed on in the 60th minute.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
But Miami at least salvaged the tie in the 81st minute as Luis Suarez, who’d just been subbed-in, finished with his left foot in close, redirecting a header by German Berterame off a Mateo Silvetti corner.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Korpisalo got the start on the second half of the back-to-back while Mason Lohrei, who had missed the previous four games with an upper-body injury, subbed back in for Jordan Harris.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Ezekiel Alladoh, a 20-year-old rookie forward, subbed into the match in the 66th minute before collecting his first assist.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Defender Emiro Garces subbed into the match in the 66th minute before notching his first assist this season and his third in 36 appearances.
—CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Campusano, who subbed in at catcher in the 10th inning after Miguel Andujar pinch-hit for Freddy Fermin in the ninth, extended the game in the 11th inning with a two-out single that drove in Bogaerts from third base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama subbed out of the game shortly after the collision and immediately went into the tunnel leading to the locker room while keeping his arm pressed to his side.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Giveaways plagued Denver to start the period and gave Seattle momentum, but Summit responded encouragingly, particularly after right back Ayo Oke subbed on in the 60th minute.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
But Miami at least salvaged the tie in the 81st minute as Luis Suarez, who’d just been subbed-in, finished with his left foot in close, redirecting a header by German Berterame off a Mateo Silvetti corner.
—Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Korpisalo got the start on the second half of the back-to-back while Mason Lohrei, who had missed the previous four games with an upper-body injury, subbed back in for Jordan Harris.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbed
substituted
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Vanilla creme was substituted during the notorious banana shortage of World War II.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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This is why brown sugar must be substituted carefully.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Subbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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