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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
These frozen embryos can then be implanted into southern white rhino females, who act as surrogates.
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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
Cuban was one of the most visible campaign surrogates, especially from the business world, traversing the country and promoting Harris’s economic proposals.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
The governor dispatched surrogates by helicopter to deliver news to some Democrats that their services were no longer needed.
—Christopher Cooper / Made By History, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
In May 2023, Adams was snubbed when left off the list of Biden’s reelection surrogates.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
His allies and surrogates used misogynistic language about Harris.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
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
Cuban was one of the most visible campaign surrogates, especially from the business world, traversing the country and promoting Harris’s economic proposals.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2024
The governor dispatched surrogates by helicopter to deliver news to some Democrats that their services were no longer needed.
—Christopher Cooper / Made By History, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
In May 2023, Adams was snubbed when left off the list of Biden’s reelection surrogates.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
His allies and surrogates used misogynistic language about Harris.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogates
Noun
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After 38 minutes, Slot turned to his substitutes’ bench, bringing on Robertson for Kerkez at left-back.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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For this reason, many people who are looking for meat substitutes often turn to mushrooms to provide some texture and substance to dishes.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The most likely replacements for Tom and Banks, if both miss Thursday’s game, are Darian Kinnard at right tackle and Jordan Morgan at left guard.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Protein Trend and Body Image Another issue around these types of drinks is that some young people may be using them as meal replacements.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This simplifies the review of Connelly, where a much broader range of temperature proxies dilutes some conclusions.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Over the past two decades the kingdom has largely been ruled by the Shinawatras or their proxies, or the military.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Surrogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogates. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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