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
Herro is subbed in with 26 seconds left in overtime and the Heat down 125-120.
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Right after, Brazil subbed off Matheus Cunha, who had scored twice in the first half.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Both Amiri and Undav had subbed on eight minutes earlier.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
Pulisic, who had an assist in the win over Paraguay, suffered a calf injury that led to him being subbed out after the first half last week.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Yakin subbed in Johan Manzambi, the 20-year-old box-to-box midfielder and one of the most exciting young players in Europe who elevated the Swiss and the match to a thrilling level.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
He was subbed out at halftime because of a calf problem.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 15 June 2026
The 24-year-old was given a rousing applause as he was subbed off in the 71st minute, replaced by Ricardo Pepi.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Across 45 minutes, before being subbed out at half-time in what hopefully proves to be just a precautionary measure, the 27-year-old Milan star did exactly what was required of him on the biggest stage imaginable.
—Charlie Davies, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
Right after, Brazil subbed off Matheus Cunha, who had scored twice in the first half.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Both Amiri and Undav had subbed on eight minutes earlier.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
Pulisic, who had an assist in the win over Paraguay, suffered a calf injury that led to him being subbed out after the first half last week.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
Yakin subbed in Johan Manzambi, the 20-year-old box-to-box midfielder and one of the most exciting young players in Europe who elevated the Swiss and the match to a thrilling level.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
He was subbed out at halftime because of a calf problem.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 15 June 2026
The 24-year-old was given a rousing applause as he was subbed off in the 71st minute, replaced by Ricardo Pepi.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Across 45 minutes, before being subbed out at half-time in what hopefully proves to be just a precautionary measure, the 27-year-old Milan star did exactly what was required of him on the biggest stage imaginable.
—Charlie Davies, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbed
substituted
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Raphina signaled for Brazil's medical team to take a look at him at the 39-minute-mark and was substituted off in favor of Rayan quickly.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Captain Luka Modric, now 40, was substituted before the hour mark and has less influence on games these days.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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“Subbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbed. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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