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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
At the request of Nixon aide John Ehrlichman, Gray told field offices to help Nixon campaign surrogates by providing local crime information.
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Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Create them yourselves and influencers (surrogates) like me can promote this ORIGINAL work and refer people to your social media and websites.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Gladys needed human surrogates and a potential surrogate gorilla mom, and the Cincinnati Zoo had both.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
These frozen embryos can then be implanted into southern white rhino females, who act as surrogates.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
And in the gestational obesity group, eggs and sperm from healthy mice were gestated in obese surrogates.
—New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
The company said such surrogates are critical for preparing aircrews to face modern anti-aircraft threats in potential high-intensity conflicts.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Cohen himself has welcomed two children, Ben and Lucy, via surrogates.
—James Factora, Them., 8 Aug. 2025
Across the board, production of these surrogates is associated with much lower greenhouse gas emissions than actual meat is, according to an analysis of 39 meat substitutes conducted by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
Douglas M. Charles, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Create them yourselves and influencers (surrogates) like me can promote this ORIGINAL work and refer people to your social media and websites.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Gladys needed human surrogates and a potential surrogate gorilla mom, and the Cincinnati Zoo had both.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 22 Sep. 2025
These frozen embryos can then be implanted into southern white rhino females, who act as surrogates.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
And in the gestational obesity group, eggs and sperm from healthy mice were gestated in obese surrogates.
—New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
The company said such surrogates are critical for preparing aircrews to face modern anti-aircraft threats in potential high-intensity conflicts.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2025
Cohen himself has welcomed two children, Ben and Lucy, via surrogates.
—James Factora, Them., 8 Aug. 2025
Across the board, production of these surrogates is associated with much lower greenhouse gas emissions than actual meat is, according to an analysis of 39 meat substitutes conducted by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogates
Noun
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He was overshadowed by the four other second-half substitutes introduced by Hurzeler at Stamford Bridge.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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For those who may not be able to find sweetsop locally, paw paw or guava make great substitutes.—
Essence,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One such provision was set to eliminate replacements on property taxes for all political subdivisions, a measure that critics say would cut funding to essential public services such as schools and emergency services.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Madagascar’s prime minister and cabinet ministers will operate on an interim basis until replacements are found.—
Paige Bruton,
semafor.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Always fond of visual aids at his UN speeches, Netanyahu began by holding up a small map of Iran and its proxies in the region, boasting about Israeli military achievements over the past year.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Social media networks, many run from Moscow or through local proxies, spread endless narratives of betrayal, corruption, and economic ruin.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Surrogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogates. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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