Thesaurus results for SURROGATE

surrogate

noun

Definition of surrogate

as in replacement

a person or thing that fulfills the role of someone or something else The children's aunt acted as a surrogate for their late mother.

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Recent Examples of surrogate Their first, Christian, was delivered by a surrogate in 2002. — Reeves Wiedeman, Curbed, 22 June 2026 But Lander quickly pointed out that the AI video might not have the effect the Goldman surrogate intended. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 Equally vital, aging misers addicted to their vocations need palliatives and surrogates for the drug of importance. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026 Twins Julian and Airyn De Niro were born in 1995 to De Niro and his then-partner, model Toukie Smith, via a surrogate. — Meg Walters, InStyle, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for surrogate

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But for all Regragui’s success, replacement Mohammed Ouahbi is even more closely aligned to the national team DNA, having been in charge of the victorious under-20s side prior to stepping up.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
The lawsuit alleges the replacement tickets many fans were given by StubHub were worse than their original tickets.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

Definition of replacement

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There’s also no substitute for the sense of control, purpose, and fulfillment that comes from creating and executing a vision.

— Naveen Jain, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Rohmer’s great literary achievement is twofold—artistic success and worldly failure—which gave rise to his cinema of substitute gratifications, second chances, and miraculous redemptions.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Definition of substitute

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The Warriors already let backup point guard Pat Spencer walk to Phoenix.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
The Illinois Tollway plans to reduce backups at the congested nexus by adding lanes to northbound and southbound I-355 in the Downers Grove area as well as ramp improvements.

— Marni Pike, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

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