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
Sharples then made her best case to remain in the match, but instead she was subbed off in the ninth minute.
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Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
That is when then-Raptors coach Dwane Casey subbed third-string center Lucas Nogueira, who hadn’t played a meaningful minute since Game 3 of the first round, in for the struggling Serge Ibaka.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Messi was subbed out of Inter Miami's match against the Philadelphia Union in the 73rd minute on Sunday.
—CBS News, 26 May 2026
Seattle’s Danny Musovski subbed on for Paul Rothrock in the 69th minute and hit the crossbar with a shot from the center of the area in the 76th.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
White and Müller set up rookie Bruno Caicedo's second goal for a 3-1 lead in the 67th minute after Caicedo subbed in for his eighth appearance four minutes earlier.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
In addition to Wong, Isiah Kiner-Falefa also subbed into the game at first base for Willson Contreras.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026
The center back missed eight straight MLS games with an adductor injury but subbed in the previous two matches.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
But the biggest cheer of the afternoon by far came in the 78th minute, when Mbappé, captain of France and envoy to the world, was subbed on to play the closing minutes.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Jeff Rosen, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
That is when then-Raptors coach Dwane Casey subbed third-string center Lucas Nogueira, who hadn’t played a meaningful minute since Game 3 of the first round, in for the struggling Serge Ibaka.
—Eric Koreen, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Messi was subbed out of Inter Miami's match against the Philadelphia Union in the 73rd minute on Sunday.
—CBS News, 26 May 2026
Seattle’s Danny Musovski subbed on for Paul Rothrock in the 69th minute and hit the crossbar with a shot from the center of the area in the 76th.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
White and Müller set up rookie Bruno Caicedo's second goal for a 3-1 lead in the 67th minute after Caicedo subbed in for his eighth appearance four minutes earlier.
—ABC News, 24 May 2026
In addition to Wong, Isiah Kiner-Falefa also subbed into the game at first base for Willson Contreras.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 17 May 2026
The center back missed eight straight MLS games with an adductor injury but subbed in the previous two matches.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
But the biggest cheer of the afternoon by far came in the 78th minute, when Mbappé, captain of France and envoy to the world, was subbed on to play the closing minutes.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbed
substituted
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Kolo Muani was substituted at half-time in last month’s victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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Goldman Sachs economists have found jobs like telephone operators, insurance claims representatives and bill collectors face high risk of being outright substituted by AI.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Subbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbed. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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