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
Once stable, the pup may be transferred to the Aquarium of the Pacific, where it is paired with an adult female surrogate for about five months.
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Our decision to opt for an egg donor and a surrogate was an act of compromise.
—Kristina Kasparian, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
In January, her first daughter was born via surrogate.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2026
But now the ubiquitous surrogate has resigned from office and suspended his gubernatorial campaign—blowing the California governor’s race wide open.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
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Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
Our decision to opt for an egg donor and a surrogate was an act of compromise.
—Kristina Kasparian, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
In January, her first daughter was born via surrogate.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 20 Apr. 2026
But now the ubiquitous surrogate has resigned from office and suspended his gubernatorial campaign—blowing the California governor’s race wide open.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogate
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The Warriors, according to Yahoo’s Kevin O’Connor, began looking into current Florida coach Todd Golden, a Saint Mary’s alum and former USF coach, as a potential replacement if the 60-year-old Kerr did not return.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Canned tuna isn’t a replacement for the fresh kind but instead is its own big player.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 May 2026
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There was a league debut as a substitute at Brest in late September and, in January 2025, a first start at the age of 17.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Acrylic — widely used as a wool substitute in sweaters and blankets, and one of the worst shedders of microfibers.—
Ryan Brennan
May 11,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
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Alito used military service as a proxy for allegiance.—
Michael Szalma,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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The race took on the dimensions of a proxy battle between OpenAI and Anthropic, a clash of money and priorities that seems likely to prefigure other midterm contests.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Specifically, Sosa Cardona fabricated foreign law enforcement reports and other documents as false backup for his clients' asylum claims, prosecutors said.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
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This matchup becomes even more juicy in 2026, with former Broncos defensive staffer Jim Leonhard now in Buffalo as the Bills’ defensive coordinator and dueling with new Broncos play-caller Davis Webb, a former Bills backup quarterback.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
13 May 2026
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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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