as in substituting
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 subbing
Deploying some zone defense, Denver scraped by for five minutes, outscoring the Warriors by two before subbing Jokic and Watson back in together.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Good morning, features editor Matt Heimer here, subbing for Alexei.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Iceberg lettuces add crunch, texture, hydration, while subbing as carb-free buns.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Five minutes after subbing on, Ratcliffe headed home the winner in the 83rd minute, with Mondésir providing her second assist of the game.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
With 56 seconds left and Dan Hurley waving the white flag after subbing in a wholesale five-for-five change, Ejiofor missed a block-out and Pitino charged on the floor to point at him.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
The Olympic gold medalist, and one-third of the Triple Espresso from the Paris Games, entered the match against the Spirit in the 76th minute, subbing on for teammate Pietra Tordin.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
No pressure, just subbing for one of the world’s most famous women.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Reibe, subbing in after Reed picked up his third foul less than 20 seconds into the second half, scored a pair as the Huskies came out of the break on an 8-2 run and pushed their lead to 14.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
Good morning, features editor Matt Heimer here, subbing for Alexei.
—Matthew Heimer, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
Iceberg lettuces add crunch, texture, hydration, while subbing as carb-free buns.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026
Five minutes after subbing on, Ratcliffe headed home the winner in the 83rd minute, with Mondésir providing her second assist of the game.
—ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
With 56 seconds left and Dan Hurley waving the white flag after subbing in a wholesale five-for-five change, Ejiofor missed a block-out and Pitino charged on the floor to point at him.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 15 Mar. 2026
The Olympic gold medalist, and one-third of the Triple Espresso from the Paris Games, entered the match against the Spirit in the 76th minute, subbing on for teammate Pietra Tordin.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2026
No pressure, just subbing for one of the world’s most famous women.
—Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Reibe, subbing in after Reed picked up his third foul less than 20 seconds into the second half, scored a pair as the Huskies came out of the break on an 8-2 run and pushed their lead to 14.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbing
substituting
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The court found the authority had exceeded its authority by substituting its view of the public interest for that of the state Legislature.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
25 Mar. 2026
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Now, if oil prices remain elevated, those same firms will face fresh cost pressures and few, or no, options for substituting oil.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Subbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbing. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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