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
Underwood has been married to political strategist Jordan C. Brown since May 2023, and the pair welcomed their son, Bishop Colton Brown-Underwood, via surrogate in September 2024.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
And the whole process — finding a surrogate, doing transfers — everything takes so long.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
In an interview with People published Wednesday, Trainor further explained her and Sabara’s decision to have a surrogate carry their child.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Wealthy Chinese nationals have flocked to America to hire surrogates.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
And the whole process — finding a surrogate, doing transfers — everything takes so long.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
In an interview with People published Wednesday, Trainor further explained her and Sabara’s decision to have a surrogate carry their child.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Wealthy Chinese nationals have flocked to America to hire surrogates.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogate
Noun
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Approximately $70 million in replacement benefits have already been issued related to EBT losses.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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The regular maintenance is more complex and includes oil changes, blade sharpening, and filter replacements.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
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Wolfsburg substitute Mattias Svanberg restored his team’s lead eight minutes later, but Gruda replied in the 89th to salvage a point for Leipzig after its German Cup exit to Bayern Munich.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Salmon had already appeared for Arsenal as a substitute in the previous round against Portsmouth, as well as in Champions League win away to Club Brugge.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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This is the question explored in The War Room, which examines Bill Clinton's presidential bid via the proxies of James Carville and George Stephanopoulos, who ran his campaign and engineered its success in an outsized way.—
Eric Farwell,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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But Baba’s streets were crawling with ICE proxies during his entire childhood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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Fixing those backups is expensive, and sometimes clogging can cause sewage overflows into streets, yards, rivers and lakes.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The idea of bringing in Dalton as a mentor and backup to Young was sound, but appears to have run its course.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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