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
Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
That’s up from 301 million subs at the end of 2024.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But the presumption is Russian subs.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Concessions, including pizza, hot dogs and subs, will be available to purchase.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
One arrow in this marine quiver is the use of aircraft to patrol over vast distances while dropping sonobuoys to seek out subs.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
Claim a seat at the bar, then peruse the chalkboard menu that runs the length of the wall and features everything from turkey subs to specialty sundaes.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
Wings, salads and subs are available, too.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
After purchasing three footlong subs or six 6-inch subs, customers will get a free 12-inch sandwich.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Noun
Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 24 Jan. 2026
That’s up from 301 million subs at the end of 2024.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
But the presumption is Russian subs.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
Concessions, including pizza, hot dogs and subs, will be available to purchase.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
One arrow in this marine quiver is the use of aircraft to patrol over vast distances while dropping sonobuoys to seek out subs.
—New Atlas, 18 Jan. 2026
Claim a seat at the bar, then peruse the chalkboard menu that runs the length of the wall and features everything from turkey subs to specialty sundaes.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2026
Wings, salads and subs are available, too.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
After purchasing three footlong subs or six 6-inch subs, customers will get a free 12-inch sandwich.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subs
substitutes
Verb
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Target’s four-person meal costs less than $20, about the same as in 2024, but substitutes green beans and cream of mushroom soup for French bread and frozen corn — also not an apples-to-apples comparison.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Subs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subs. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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