Thesaurus results for SUBBED

subbed

verb

past tense of sub

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 By the time the Lakers subbed him out with six minutes remaining in the fourth and a 30-point cushion, Kessler looked exhausted. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Sayed Abu Farki subbed on for Keegan Rosenberry in the 60th minute, was shown a straight red card in the 68th and Colorado played a man down the rest of the way. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 But of the three two-way players (the NBA maximum) on the Heat roster, Vlad Goldin probably is more at risk for being subbed out for another player than Tre Donaldson or Keshad Johnson. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026 Zorhan Bassong and Owen Wolff subbed on, the latter for his Sporting KC debut. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 Our interview takes place the day after PSG’s 2-2 draw with Rennes, in which Kvaratskhelia and Dembele were both subbed off at half-time. — Tom Burrows, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Receiver Pryce Demerson also made a big play with 19-yard TD reception from junior QB Jahzeel McCradic, who subbed in for Torres. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026

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substituted

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Mugrabi has disputed that the lien was ever valid, claiming that the Basquiat was pledged as collateral in an October 2023 term sheet, but was substituted with the 1964 Andy Warhol work Jackie the following month.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Greenwood was then substituted, leaving the pitch without a shirt on.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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