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
Haile-Selassie subbed on for Lod in the 63rd and slammed home a rebound to cap the scoring in the 87th minute.
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CBS News, 14 May 2026
Whitlock was able to recover and make a sliding catch to end the inning, but Wong did not return and was subbed out for Carlos Narvaez to catch the ninth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The center back missed eight straight MLS games with an adductor injury but subbed in the previous two matches.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Defender Nathan Harriel and Cavan Sullivan — who subbed in just before halftime — had assists.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
But the biggest cheer of the afternoon by far came in the 78th minute, when Mbappé, captain of France and envoy to the world, was subbed on to play the closing minutes.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Neither team found the net until Jay Fortune subbed into the match in the 60th minute and scored unassisted in the 69th to give Atlanta United the lead.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Bethune, who has two goals and two assists in seven starts this season, eventually got back to her feet and was subbed off after a stoppage of about four minutes.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
French toast had a fun dose of sweetness with guava, and the huevos benedictos subbed out traditional English muffin for Cuban bread.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
CBS News, 14 May 2026
Whitlock was able to recover and make a sliding catch to end the inning, but Wong did not return and was subbed out for Carlos Narvaez to catch the ninth.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 14 May 2026
The center back missed eight straight MLS games with an adductor injury but subbed in the previous two matches.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 14 May 2026
Defender Nathan Harriel and Cavan Sullivan — who subbed in just before halftime — had assists.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
But the biggest cheer of the afternoon by far came in the 78th minute, when Mbappé, captain of France and envoy to the world, was subbed on to play the closing minutes.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Neither team found the net until Jay Fortune subbed into the match in the 60th minute and scored unassisted in the 69th to give Atlanta United the lead.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Bethune, who has two goals and two assists in seven starts this season, eventually got back to her feet and was subbed off after a stoppage of about four minutes.
—Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2026
French toast had a fun dose of sweetness with guava, and the huevos benedictos subbed out traditional English muffin for Cuban bread.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbed
substituted
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The South Korea forward was given a guard of honour by both teams when he was substituted in the second half and received a standing ovation from the crowd.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Spain forward Nico Williams had to be substituted before halftime in Athletic Bilbao’s 1-0 loss to Valencia at home, prompting more concerns ahead of the World Cup.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 May 2026
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“Subbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbed. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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