as in substituted
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
the weekend anchor is subbing for the station's main anchor all this week she subbed for middle school teachers in the district as needed
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Recent Examples of subbed
Up front, Lukas Reichel will be going in for James Hagens on the third line and on the second power-play unit while on the back end, Jordan Harris subbed in for Mason Lohrei on the second pairing with Hampus Lindholm in Saturday’s practice at Warrior Ice Arena.
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Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Galaxy forward Joao Klauss, who was subbed off late in Saturday’s game against FC Dallas, will undergo left foot surgery and be sidelined until after the World Cup break, Coach Greg Vanney said Wednesday.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Denver native Darren Yapi subbed on two minutes later and was the recipient of a perfect through-ball from 18-year-old Australian centerback Lucas Herrington.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Opoku subbed in for Streit in the 58th.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Defender Emiro Garces subbed into the match in the 66th minute before notching his first assist this season and his third in 36 appearances.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Ezekiel Alladoh, a 20-year-old rookie forward, subbed into the match in the 66th minute before collecting his first assist.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Campusano, who subbed in at catcher in the 10th inning after Miguel Andujar pinch-hit for Freddy Fermin in the ninth, extended the game in the 11th inning with a two-out single that drove in Bogaerts from third base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama subbed out of the game shortly after the collision and immediately went into the tunnel leading to the locker room while keeping his arm pressed to his side.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Stephen Conroy, Hartford Courant, 25 Apr. 2026
Galaxy forward Joao Klauss, who was subbed off late in Saturday’s game against FC Dallas, will undergo left foot surgery and be sidelined until after the World Cup break, Coach Greg Vanney said Wednesday.
—Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Denver native Darren Yapi subbed on two minutes later and was the recipient of a perfect through-ball from 18-year-old Australian centerback Lucas Herrington.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Opoku subbed in for Streit in the 58th.
—CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
Defender Emiro Garces subbed into the match in the 66th minute before notching his first assist this season and his third in 36 appearances.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Ezekiel Alladoh, a 20-year-old rookie forward, subbed into the match in the 66th minute before collecting his first assist.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Campusano, who subbed in at catcher in the 10th inning after Miguel Andujar pinch-hit for Freddy Fermin in the ninth, extended the game in the 11th inning with a two-out single that drove in Bogaerts from third base.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Wembanyama subbed out of the game shortly after the collision and immediately went into the tunnel leading to the locker room while keeping his arm pressed to his side.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbed
substituted
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In his press conference on Monday, Rosenior pointed out that one video of Fernandez appearing to walk past him after being substituted against Manchester United was cut before the player turned around and hugged him and shook his hand.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Prizes may not be substituted for or redeemed for cash.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Subbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbed. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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