as in submarine
a large sandwich on a long split roll
we shared a tuna sub at lunch
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as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
we had a sub in English today, so we didn't get our test results back
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as in to substitute
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 sub
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
The fast-growing sub chain announced Thursday that Cancro will be replaced by Charlie Morrison, the former CEO of Wingstop, beginning on April 28.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Around that same time, Berns started subbing in for Hank Azaria’s Bruce Springsteen tribute band.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
That interview wasn’t the only news breaking out of Tokyo, with Kim revealing on stage that film viewership among Netflix’s APAC subs grew 20% in 2024, thanks to titles such as Korea’s Uprising, Indonesia’s The Shadow Strays and Japan’s City Hunter.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
The fast-growing sub chain announced Thursday that Cancro will be replaced by Charlie Morrison, the former CEO of Wingstop, beginning on April 28.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
Three tidbits Gene, who subbed in Saturday, took a crunching tackle and subbed out with an apparent right leg injury.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 30 Mar. 2025
Around that same time, Berns started subbing in for Hank Azaria’s Bruce Springsteen tribute band.
—James L. Edwards Iii, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to industry innovation, modern formulas are switching things up, substituting hygroscopic ingredients with moisture-retaining alternatives like sugars or proteins for tousled waves without the crunch.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 May 2025
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Martinez may not have scored against Barcelona, and was substituted with a leg injury that may keep him out of next Tuesday’s second leg, but the Argentina striker was at the heart of Inter’s first-half success.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Sub.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sub. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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