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
While some of its surrogates, such as Hezbollah, have been significantly weakened by Israel over the past two years, others remain heavily armed.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 26 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
Nkanu was a twin, born with his brother via surrogate in 2024.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
An opposing viewpoint is that mental wealth is a cheat, a distractor, and does not suitably serve as a surrogate or replacement for discussing mental health.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 26 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
Nkanu was a twin, born with his brother via surrogate in 2024.
—Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
An opposing viewpoint is that mental wealth is a cheat, a distractor, and does not suitably serve as a surrogate or replacement for discussing mental health.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogate
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Lee is coming off a knee replacement, which means the former USDHS and UC San Diego standout may soon be kicking the ball around with her team.—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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In this sense, it can be thought of as less of a replacement for things like air conditioning, but rather a cooling buffer or kind of capacitor.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Gruda’s performances have not been at a level that would entitle him to expect to be a regular starter (10 of 18 league appearances this season have been as a substitute).—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Zagorac was fired from substitute teaching jobs in Naperville District 203, Hinsdale District 181 and Schaumburg District 54 in 2005, after the districts realized their background checks did not extend beyond Illinois’ borders, according to the Naperville Sun.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Using only final outcomes—like edit rates or acceptance ratios—as proxies for engagement is insufficient.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Disney has more retail investors than many other legacy public companies, as the recent proxy fight with Nelson Peltz underscored.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Jan. 2026
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These buckets store files such as photos, documents, receipts and backups.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The committee voted to fully fund payments to jails, which have housed some offenders as a backup, and for medical payments.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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