Thesaurus results for SUBBING

subbing

verb

present participle of sub

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 The Red Bulls didn't take a two-goal lead until Forsberg scored in the first minute of stoppage time after subbing in to the match in the 85th. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 During Dewan’s video package ahead of her performance, a timestamp was shown for late Friday night, as the actress and Bersten discussed him subbing in without mention of Chmerkovskiy or the controversy. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 And like subbing in to play quarterback at Autzen Stadium and leading UCLA to the biggest win of the season thus far, his football journey has never been a layup. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Arriola found the net two minutes after subbing in for newcomer Dejan Joveljić in the 79th minute. — CBS News, 13 Sep. 2026 On the first one, the Seahawks responded with a five-play drive, with a short pass from Drew Lock (subbing for the injured Sam Darnold) to Jaxon Smith-Njigba turning into a 45-yard touchdown. — Steve Buckley, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The Bulldogs scored touchdowns on their first five drives before Smart started subbing out the starters. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Miami took control of the game from its first offensive drive and never looked back, subbing in the backups by the end of the third quarter and cruising to its first win of the season. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 Sep. 2026

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substituting

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His reverence for her motherhood — which the film avoids asking her about, substituting discussion with endless visuals of her breastfeeding and swinging her children through the waves — echoes the themes of season one.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead, Brammall and Dyer came close to substituting Colin with an elderly lady, before reverting to their original premise.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

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