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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 These new surrogates are essential as plastic, metal, or ballistic gel are not great at simulating living tissue when exposed to things like radiation. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 Larson, whose campaign surrogates sought to win delegate support in the spring by saying this would be his last term, has been emphasizing his work on increasing Social Security benefits. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 Zachary Jackson Levon was delivered via surrogate on December 25, 2010. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 18 July 2026 Jens Spahn, the parliamentary group leader of the Christian Democrats and Christian Social Union, confirmed to the German publication Bild that his family welcomed a baby boy via surrogate. — Maegan Vazquez, Washington Post, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for surrogate

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Noun

That could mean returning replacement shares or paying their current value, including dividends and other distributions that would have accrued.

— Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026
After losing one young defensive tackle for the season, the Miami Dolphins quickly got to work on finding a replacement.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of replacement

Noun

Their dense texture makes oyster mushrooms a preferred meat substitute in many dishes.

— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026
Now that it's disappeared from store shelves, longtime devotees have launched a petition to bring it back, flooded social media with disappointment and searched for substitutes.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of substitute

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Normally, Privacy Bee uses a proxy email to avoid giving away your real address.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The race between the progressive former health official and Stevens, a moderate congresswomen, has served as an increasingly bitter proxy fight between the national Democratic Party's ideological factions.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of proxy

Noun

Home batteries become grid assets Core is designed to work as both household backup and grid infrastructure.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Milwaukee wanted Naylor as another layer of protection behind starting backstop William Contreras and backups Sánchez and Jeferson Quero.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

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