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
Haley Hopkins subbed into the match for the Current in the second half and put Kansas City on the board in the 57th minute.
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CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Porzingis immediately began to reach for his back, was subbed out and walked back to the locker room with team trainer Drew Yoder.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Courage captain Natalie Jacobs was subbed off in the 84th minute with a possible concussion.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Canadian striker subbed on for a swan song in Salt Lake the next weekend, but was headed abroad to La Liga before the end of the month.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
Within seconds, Self subbed Peterson out.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Ryan Raposo received his debut start for LAFC, replacing a resting Sergi Palencia at left back, and 17-year-old homegrown Jude Terry subbed on late for Bouanga to make his MLS debut.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
SDean Milelr has seen this movie before, and the Texas coach has already subbed out Tramon Mark and brought him back in.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
But now he was subbed out for defense for the last eight seconds.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Porzingis immediately began to reach for his back, was subbed out and walked back to the locker room with team trainer Drew Yoder.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2026
Courage captain Natalie Jacobs was subbed off in the 84th minute with a possible concussion.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
The Canadian striker subbed on for a swan song in Salt Lake the next weekend, but was headed abroad to La Liga before the end of the month.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Mar. 2026
Within seconds, Self subbed Peterson out.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
Ryan Raposo received his debut start for LAFC, replacing a resting Sergi Palencia at left back, and 17-year-old homegrown Jude Terry subbed on late for Bouanga to make his MLS debut.
—Josh Gross, Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026
SDean Milelr has seen this movie before, and the Texas coach has already subbed out Tramon Mark and brought him back in.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
But now he was subbed out for defense for the last eight seconds.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbed
substituted
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Prizes may not be substituted for or redeemed for cash.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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That these images aren’t used to elicit sorrow or righteous anger isn’t a problem in and of itself; rather, the issue is that they aren’t substituted with worthwhile alternatives that stir one’s soul, or one’s moral compass.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Subbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbed. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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