as in substituting
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 subbing
Reaves made three pull-up 3-pointers within 2½ minutes of subbing back into the game in the fourth, putting him at 45 points, with his last one giving the Lakers a 108-101 lead.
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Khobi Price, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Josh Faraimo, subbing for starting quarterback Brady Palmer, threw a TD pass to Isaac Cook.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Yeboah returned against the Galaxy, subbing on for the final 13 minutes.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
The Midnight riff comes to us from Sam Ross, then of the legendary Milk & Honey, and turns the classic into a sour, bringing lemon juice to tart up the old Stinger profile but subbing bourbon for Cognac and Fernet Branca for the mint liqueur.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Harris has played well while subbing in for Lindholm, notching a goal and a primary assist in five games.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The Heat then extended its rotation to 10 players midway through the third quarter, subbing in Terry Rozier.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
While subbing for an assistant who worked for an executive at Universal, Burch became interested in the film industry.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
By subbing in Washington-Los Angeles, the league is providing Fox with a far stronger option now that Burrow is in recovery mode.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Khobi Price, Oc Register, 27 Oct. 2025
Josh Faraimo, subbing for starting quarterback Brady Palmer, threw a TD pass to Isaac Cook.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Yeboah returned against the Galaxy, subbing on for the final 13 minutes.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
The Midnight riff comes to us from Sam Ross, then of the legendary Milk & Honey, and turns the classic into a sour, bringing lemon juice to tart up the old Stinger profile but subbing bourbon for Cognac and Fernet Branca for the mint liqueur.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
Harris has played well while subbing in for Lindholm, notching a goal and a primary assist in five games.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
The Heat then extended its rotation to 10 players midway through the third quarter, subbing in Terry Rozier.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
While subbing for an assistant who worked for an executive at Universal, Burch became interested in the film industry.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
By subbing in Washington-Los Angeles, the league is providing Fox with a far stronger option now that Burrow is in recovery mode.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbing
substituting
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If Calvados apple liqueur is unavailable for the glaze, substituting water works wonderfully.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Oct. 2025
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Because of this, nutritionist Leticia Carrera, director of the center Felicidad Carrera, advises always eating pulses with brown rice and substituting the combination for meat two to three times a week—at least.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Subbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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