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
But the decision to start it was his alone, and no amount of spin from his surrogates should obscure this fact.
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Lunden had three daughters while working at the show and went on to have four more children via surrogate in the 2000s.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
She and Arthur's four other children were conceived using an anonymous egg donor and a gestational surrogate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Epistemia is a name for a flaw in how people interpret these models, in which linguistic plausibility is taken as a surrogate for truth.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
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Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026
Lunden had three daughters while working at the show and went on to have four more children via surrogate in the 2000s.
—Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
She and Arthur's four other children were conceived using an anonymous egg donor and a gestational surrogate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Feb. 2026
Epistemia is a name for a flaw in how people interpret these models, in which linguistic plausibility is taken as a surrogate for truth.
—Walter Quattrociocchi, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogate
Noun
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Knee replacement surgery used to require a surgeon to manually saw bone — an inherently imprecise process.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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Savaiinaea’s still projected as a starter heading into 2026 unless the Dolphins find a replacement in this upcoming draft.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Caitlin Clark-effect was not a myth, and there is no substitute for an organic creation that can consistently bust 3-pointers from 30 feet.—
Mac Engel
March 31,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Messi went in as a halftime substitute in the 2-1 victory over Mauritania on March 27, a result against an inexperienced opponent that did not sit well with Scaloni.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s brutal regime retains a solid grip in Tehran, in Iraq through proxies, and in Lebanese society through Hezbollah.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2026
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Getty/iStockphoto Yemen is home to the Houthi rebel group, which is one of Iran's most formidable proxy forces.—
Ramy Inocencio,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Shamet was fouled on the play and missed the and-one free throw, but second-year backup big man Ariel Hukporti grabbed the offensive rebound to create a second shot opportunity.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The former Bronco managed just 90 carries in his three years as he was plagued by injuries and served as a backup to Heisman Trophy finalist Ashton Jeanty.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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