Thesaurus results for SUBS

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noun (1)

plural of sub

as in submarines

a large sandwich on a long split roll we shared a tuna sub at lunch

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subs

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noun (2)

plural of sub

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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subs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sub

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

Noun

The manager, 11 players, a few subs, maybe a couple of coaches and a physio — that was it. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The shop, both a drug store and old-time fountain shop, offers fountain sodas as well as subs and sandwiches. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 In addition, such subs can be used for boring routine patrols or be sent into hostile environments without risking sailors or much more valuable platforms. — David Szondy august 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 The last of the new subs isn’t due to join the fleet until 2038. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 For the third quarter, Spotify predicted 305 million premium subs and 788 million MAUs, as well as operating income of €670 million and revenue of €5 billion. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 More specifically, those who pre-order or have active Game Pass Ultimate subs can access the test early, from August 6 to 10. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Day 2 Observations With Riley and Rachel both doing just part-time duty, the Brooklyn subs were put into action. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The three-course dinner, $39, subs in a Fritto Misto appetizer and a Mary’s Chicken entree selection. — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subs

Noun

The site will eventually build Australia’s SSN-AUKUS submarines under the security partnership involving Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Trade tensions with South Korea did not preclude greater collaboration on nuclear submarines.

— Kurt M. Campbell, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of submarines

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City have looked for replacements in the market and had considered Pedro Neto from Chelsea, but were put off by the price tag.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Since the dawn of the space age, spacecraft have been treated as disposable because salvaging them was too expensive—or too technically challenging—compared with the easier, cheaper task of launching fresh replacements.

— Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026