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
By episode 31, the team had subbed in another actress, to play the empress post weight loss.
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Lavender Au,
The Dial,
30 June 2026
Alphonso Davies, playing in his first match for Canada since March 2025, was subbed on late in the second half as the co-hosts pushed for the breakthrough.
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Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Messi, ever the showman, scored a stunning hat trick—his first ever in a World Cup—for the 3–0 win, and was subbed out in the seventy-ninth minute for Nico Paz (suggested by some to be his heir apparent), to a standing ovation.
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Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Pulisic said he was kicked in the calf in the opening match, a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on June 12, when he was subbed out at halftime.
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Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
He was subbed out three minutes later to earn just a bit more rest for the next game that will serve as the biggest for the national team in World Cup history.
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Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
He was subbed out three minutes later to earn just a bit more rest for the June 30 game that will serve as the biggest one for the national team in World Cup history.
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CBS News,
25 June 2026
He was later subbed off at halftime for Angelo Stiller.
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Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Johan Manzambi subbed on and converted both of his shot attempts in the latter match.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Lavender Au,
The Dial,
30 June 2026
Alphonso Davies, playing in his first match for Canada since March 2025, was subbed on late in the second half as the co-hosts pushed for the breakthrough.
—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Messi, ever the showman, scored a stunning hat trick—his first ever in a World Cup—for the 3–0 win, and was subbed out in the seventy-ninth minute for Nico Paz (suggested by some to be his heir apparent), to a standing ovation.
—
Jordan Salama,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
Pulisic said he was kicked in the calf in the opening match, a 4-1 victory over Paraguay on June 12, when he was subbed out at halftime.
—
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
He was subbed out three minutes later to earn just a bit more rest for the next game that will serve as the biggest for the national team in World Cup history.
—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
He was subbed out three minutes later to earn just a bit more rest for the June 30 game that will serve as the biggest one for the national team in World Cup history.
—
CBS News,
25 June 2026
He was later subbed off at halftime for Angelo Stiller.
—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
Johan Manzambi subbed on and converted both of his shot attempts in the latter match.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbed
substituted
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Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera was substituted at halftime and replaced with Sergio Rochet.
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Raul Angel was substituted in the 78th minute for Ochoa to make his 154th appearance for Mexico, having been part of six World Cup squads for his country.
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“Subbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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