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
That played out over the weekend through celebrity surrogates.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
But now the ubiquitous surrogate has resigned from office and suspended his gubernatorial campaign—blowing the California governor’s race wide open.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 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
An attorney general who cannot conscientiously defend a law owes his clients — the people of Florida — the duty of allowing a surrogate to do it.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
But now the ubiquitous surrogate has resigned from office and suspended his gubernatorial campaign—blowing the California governor’s race wide open.
—Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 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
An attorney general who cannot conscientiously defend a law owes his clients — the people of Florida — the duty of allowing a surrogate to do it.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surrogate
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Instead, as Quick reported, Dundon has already been canvassing the basketball world for Splitter’s possible replacement while clearly not caring about the awful optics.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The replacement was made possible by the generous donation of an anonymous person, done in honor of his history-loving deceased wife.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Apr. 2026
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The substitute looks up and sends a shot crashing against the post from a tight angle.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, the CMS Fraud Defense Operations Center stopped nearly $185 million in improper payments to suspect providers billing for skin substitutes.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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My dad was killed by Iranian proxies forty-two years ago.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Lebanon could play a key role in any resolution of the Iran conflict due to Israel's campaign against Iranian proxy group Hezbollah.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
24 Apr. 2026
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That was the advice Queta’s veteran backup, Nikola Vucevic, had for the first-year starting center ahead of Game 6 against the 76ers on Thursday.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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Second-year guard Saniya Rivers, who mostly played the two or three last season, ran point in the starting lineup with Leger-Walker and second-year guard Migna Toure coming in as her backups, and the lack of experience in the team’s ball-handlers was apparent in their turnover woes.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Surrogate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogate. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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