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
Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Audible is banking on winning new subs and keeping existing ones happy with the tentpole launch, but there is also a message for the wider creative industry.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Each of the new subs comes topped with Monterey Cheddar cheese, spinach, red onions, mayonnaise, and generous servings of the new stuffing and cranberry sauce.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Management had previously forecast 281 million premium subs and 710 million MAUs.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
All three subs come with Monterrey Cheddar cheese, spinach, red onions, mayo and Subway's new stuffing and cranberry sauce.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Your theory is interesting but IMO far too confident in your assertion and provide only correlational evidence/data that the 5 subs rule is leading to more injuries when there are more plausible explanations.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In second place is Disney, which just closed a deal to merge its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo; together, those have almost 6 million subs in North America.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
They are steadily being replaced by the new Virginia-class subs, which the Navy says are stealthier and better able to operate in shallow, near-shore waters.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
The shop brings the soul of Long Island’s incredible deli culture upstate, with a menu packed with hot Italian heroes, cold subs, and bagel breakfast sandwiches.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Audible is banking on winning new subs and keeping existing ones happy with the tentpole launch, but there is also a message for the wider creative industry.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Each of the new subs comes topped with Monterey Cheddar cheese, spinach, red onions, mayonnaise, and generous servings of the new stuffing and cranberry sauce.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Management had previously forecast 281 million premium subs and 710 million MAUs.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
All three subs come with Monterrey Cheddar cheese, spinach, red onions, mayo and Subway's new stuffing and cranberry sauce.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
Your theory is interesting but IMO far too confident in your assertion and provide only correlational evidence/data that the 5 subs rule is leading to more injuries when there are more plausible explanations.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
In second place is Disney, which just closed a deal to merge its Hulu + Live TV business with Fubo; together, those have almost 6 million subs in North America.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
They are steadily being replaced by the new Virginia-class subs, which the Navy says are stealthier and better able to operate in shallow, near-shore waters.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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