as in submarines
a large sandwich on a long split roll
we shared a tuna sub at lunch
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as in substitutes
a person or thing that takes the place of another
we had a sub in English today, so we didn't get our test results back
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as in spells
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 subs
Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Mahomes was replaced by Gardner Minshew late in the third quarter, and most of the subs got extensive playing time as the Chiefs piled up 30 first downs and 434 total yards.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Expect to see waves of high-energy subs cycle in as Boston looks to maintain its frenetic pace.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
That lasted until four subs showed up to play.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Power forward Matas Buzelis is almost 21 and might have a breakout year ahead of him; wing subs Isaac Okoro, Ayo Dosunmu and Kevin Huerter are 24, 25 and 27, respectively, and underrated point guard Tre Jones is 25.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
For now, both subs are permanent items on the OIak House Deli menu.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The group has more than 130 million YouTube subs and 40 billion views to its content, according to today’s announcement.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
Stars from other studios, like Cynthia Nixon, Noah Centineo, and more, are showing their support as well by cancelling their subs.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
The company will discontinue reporting subs and ARPU for Disney+ and Hulu with the first quarter of its fiscal 2026 (the last three months of calendar year 2025), and will no longer report the metrics for ESPN+ as of the September 2025 quarter.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Mahomes was replaced by Gardner Minshew late in the third quarter, and most of the subs got extensive playing time as the Chiefs piled up 30 first downs and 434 total yards.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2025
Expect to see waves of high-energy subs cycle in as Boston looks to maintain its frenetic pace.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
That lasted until four subs showed up to play.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
Power forward Matas Buzelis is almost 21 and might have a breakout year ahead of him; wing subs Isaac Okoro, Ayo Dosunmu and Kevin Huerter are 24, 25 and 27, respectively, and underrated point guard Tre Jones is 25.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
For now, both subs are permanent items on the OIak House Deli menu.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The group has more than 130 million YouTube subs and 40 billion views to its content, according to today’s announcement.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
Stars from other studios, like Cynthia Nixon, Noah Centineo, and more, are showing their support as well by cancelling their subs.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subs
substitutes
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For some, the social capital of friends, community groups, and online donors now substitutes for financial capital.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Subs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subs. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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