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
Kamala Harris weighs in on another presidential bid Despite the speculation, the governor was one of the Biden-Harris campaign's most vocal surrogates.
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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
His only companion is his cousin Don (Aidan Delbis), a young innocent who just wants to help Teddy, who serves as a Greek chorus/audience surrogate (and a representative of Lanthimos’ interest in childlike adults).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The president and his surrogates have been waging an all-out public relations campaign on behalf of the administration’s favored trade tool.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 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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Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
His only companion is his cousin Don (Aidan Delbis), a young innocent who just wants to help Teddy, who serves as a Greek chorus/audience surrogate (and a representative of Lanthimos’ interest in childlike adults).
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025
The president and his surrogates have been waging an all-out public relations campaign on behalf of the administration’s favored trade tool.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 24 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
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Those market factors contributed to a landscape where a dose of the antiviral Paxlovid given in a hospital costs $4,500; magnetic resonance imaging costs $15,000; and joint replacements cost $100,000.—
Elisabeth Rosenthal,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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The story finds room for both Isla Fisher (returning from the first film) and her sequel replacement, Lizzy Caplan, so that there are now Five Horseman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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The France midfielder signed from Lyon in the summer has been eased into his Premier League career after a two-month injury layoff, with Guardiola using him mostly as an impact substitute since returning to action in mid-October.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Private-sector sources, including the university’s sentiment survey, provide a partial substitute amid the blackout.—
Bloomberg News,
Boston Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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The company count included insiders like Musk, who held around a 15% stake in Tesla going into the proxy and was allowed to vote his shares.—
Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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Her mother requested ketamine treatment, explaining that infusions of the drug had helped Maya in the past; hospital staff reported Beata to the Department of Children and Families, and she was accused of Munchausen syndrome by proxy.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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This week’s episode — which had a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame theme — resulted in Danielle Fishel getting sent home, while Jen Affleck and former Taylor Swift backup dancer Jan Ravnik were eliminated the week before that.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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Briny oysters are the star of this dish with little backup needed.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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