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
Josh M. Shepherd, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Fewer subs to help ramp up the tempo and maybe get the primary guys in better rhythm?
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
The region reached more than 61 million subs across Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Gomez, 28, has missed the past two matches with a hip injury and could be named among the subs with Dominik Szoboszlai expected to start once again as a makeshift right-back.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
After purchasing three footlong subs or six 6-inch subs, customers will get a free 12-inch sandwich.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Only subs in the second half were Jamari McDowell (16 minutes) and Jayden Dawson (five minutes).
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
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
Noun
We were thrilled to have her friends and even both sets of grandparents to our house in Lakeland for popcorn chicken and Publix subs.
—Josh M. Shepherd, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Fewer subs to help ramp up the tempo and maybe get the primary guys in better rhythm?
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
The region reached more than 61 million subs across Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Feb. 2026
Gomez, 28, has missed the past two matches with a hip injury and could be named among the subs with Dominik Szoboszlai expected to start once again as a makeshift right-back.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
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.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026
After purchasing three footlong subs or six 6-inch subs, customers will get a free 12-inch sandwich.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
Only subs in the second half were Jamari McDowell (16 minutes) and Jayden Dawson (five minutes).
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Feb. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subs
substitutes
Verb
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Executive interpretation increasingly substitutes for legislative intent.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Charlton hit back through Miles Leaburn’s 57th-minute goal, but Marc Guiu swiftly replied and substitutes Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernandez put the gloss on the scoreline in stoppage time.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Subs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subs. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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