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
Nicolás Paz, who made his World Cup debut subbing in for Messi late in the 3-0 win over Algeria in the opener, made his first start in his spot this time.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
That included one that came seconds after subbing into the game midway through the fourth quarter.
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Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
This recipe is the record scratch moment for the whole strata/French toast bake genre, with frozen buttermilk pancakes subbing in for the usual day-old bread.
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Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
So, will Jacobs gamble and try to qualify in the Divisionals and section championships subbing one or two runners?
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Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI, this is Sharon Goldman subbing for Jeremy Kahn today.
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Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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
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.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Mar. 2026
No pressure, just subbing for one of the world’s most famous women.
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Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
ABC News,
27 June 2026
That included one that came seconds after subbing into the game midway through the fourth quarter.
—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
12 June 2026
This recipe is the record scratch moment for the whole strata/French toast bake genre, with frozen buttermilk pancakes subbing in for the usual day-old bread.
—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
So, will Jacobs gamble and try to qualify in the Divisionals and section championships subbing one or two runners?
—
Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
Hello and welcome to Eye on AI, this is Sharon Goldman subbing for Jeremy Kahn today.
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Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
Deploying some zone defense, Denver scraped by for five minutes, outscoring the Warriors by two before subbing Jokic and Watson back in together.
—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 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.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
15 Mar. 2026
No pressure, just subbing for one of the world’s most famous women.
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Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subbing
substituting
Verb
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Run an empty load with hot water, substituting white vinegar for detergent.
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In the present day, when artificial intelligence is taking over much translation work, this 500-year-old conflict reminds us that translation is never a simple matter of substituting one word for another.
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“Subbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subbing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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