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
The president and his surrogates have been waging an all-out public relations campaign on behalf of the administration’s favored trade tool.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
But Speaker Emerita Pelosi’s daughter Christine, a national Democratic surrogate and strategist, has also been eyeing a run and would represent a significant hurdle for the senator if the Speaker Emerita endorsed her.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Among many other ideas for the rewrites, Zendaya had pitched an idea in which Rue, who is now sober as a twentysomething young woman, would be a pregnancy surrogate.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Now four months later, their surrogate is pregnant — and their baby is expected in June.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 Oct. 2025
But Speaker Emerita Pelosi’s daughter Christine, a national Democratic surrogate and strategist, has also been eyeing a run and would represent a significant hurdle for the senator if the Speaker Emerita endorsed her.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
Among many other ideas for the rewrites, Zendaya had pitched an idea in which Rue, who is now sober as a twentysomething young woman, would be a pregnancy surrogate.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2025
Now four months later, their surrogate is pregnant — and their baby is expected in June.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogate
Noun
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Several names have been floated as possible replacements for Kelly in Baton Rouge.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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After undergoing multiple hip surgeries, including a total replacement, his fiancée was largely absent.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In Normal, Odenkirk plays an unassuming substitute sheriff with a troubled past who, after moving to a small, sleepy town, responds to a bank robbery and unknowingly uncovers something far more explosive.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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Do not take this as a substitute for sitting down with someone in a white coat to tell you what’s what.—
Quispe López,
Them.,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Colorado Law professor Ann Lipton said that many institutional investors rely on research from the proxy advisors rather than their vote recommendations.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
24 Oct. 2025
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But too hard of a line could backfire by driving up the highly visible cost of gasoline, which many Americans view as a proxy for the cost of living.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Veteran backup Andy Dalton filled in for Young against Buffalo and produced more turnovers (3) than scoring drives (2).—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Oct. 2025
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The situation is likely to seem even more bizarre to some people, after a video was released Tuesday, showing Perry picking up a birthday cake presented to her by her Lifetimes Tour backup dancers and smashing it on the ground.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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