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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 surrogates
Bloomberg Businessweek reported Lindberg has at least 12 children, including six or more through a network of egg donors and surrogates that encompassed at least 25 women.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Campaign spending and surrogates Sharif Street, a state senator and former state party chair, finished second on Tuesday.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
Catena Labs has opened up invite-only access to its platform, which lets humans establish the guardrails for how their AI surrogates move money.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 May 2026
After news of Silvia and Guojun’s arrest broke last summer, many of their surrogates questioned how the couple’s family-making scheme had been allowed to unfold for years without anyone stopping it.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The act ensures the legalization and regulation of surrogacy, streamlines the process of obtaining formal parental recognition and better protects parents, surrogates and children.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
That played out over the weekend through celebrity surrogates.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
The Republican National Committee has largely avoided the war in talking points issued to surrogates over the last month.
—Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
Campaign spending and surrogates Sharif Street, a state senator and former state party chair, finished second on Tuesday.
—CBS News, 24 May 2026
Catena Labs has opened up invite-only access to its platform, which lets humans establish the guardrails for how their AI surrogates move money.
—Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 May 2026
After news of Silvia and Guojun’s arrest broke last summer, many of their surrogates questioned how the couple’s family-making scheme had been allowed to unfold for years without anyone stopping it.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
The act ensures the legalization and regulation of surrogacy, streamlines the process of obtaining formal parental recognition and better protects parents, surrogates and children.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
That played out over the weekend through celebrity surrogates.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Olson went on to say that the Holy Father, like his predecessors, consistently condemns acts of terrorism, including those sanctioned by Iran and its surrogates in the Middle East.
—Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
The Republican National Committee has largely avoided the war in talking points issued to surrogates over the last month.
—Steve Peoples, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogates
Noun
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Ismaila Sarr said a prayer as the Palace substitutes and coaching staff rushed on to the pitch, a delighted mob.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Hart and Alvarez caution that devices should not become substitutes for engagement, emotional regulation or caregiving.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Trump will have the power to fire members at his discretion, and Blanche could appoint replacements.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Russia faces further battlefield setbacks Russia’s armed forces are suffering dual pressures from significant battlefield casualties and struggles to recruit replacements, underscoring Moscow’s growing challenges in its war on Ukraine.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Trump’s initial goal, along with Israel, was to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program, which is a favor to the world, destroy its ballistic missile program, and halt its financing of terrorist proxies.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Lebanon is now locked in a standoff over the future of one of the world’s most heavily armed militias, the crown jewel in Tehran’s network of proxies across the Middle East.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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“Surrogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogates. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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