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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 But when the Red Sox came out on defense in the bottom of the third Nick Sogard took Contreras’ place at first base, with Anthony Seigler subbing in at second base. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026 Good morning, Alexei Oreskovic here today, subbing in for Andrew. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Less than a minute after subbing on for 22-year-old Sarah Schupansky, Gotham goalkeeper and former Chelsea teammate Ann-Katrin Berger’s long ball reached Kerr. — Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 16 July 2026 The Midnight riff comes to us from Sam Ross, then of the legendary Milk & Honey, and turns the classic into a sour, bringing lemon juice to tart up the old Stinger profile but subbing bourbon for Cognac and Fernet Branca for the mint liqueur. — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 4 July 2026 Edin Džeko, Bosnia’s 40-year-old striker and all-time leading scorer, made his first start of this World Cup after subbing in their last two games; Džeko was among three Bosnians rotated out six minutes after halftime. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 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. — ABC News, 27 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

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substituting

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Terraza enjoys substituting guava for quince or pear in dessert recipes for a fun, tropical twist.

— Su-Jit Lin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026
Sunmaxxing itself is free, but a commercial layer has formed around tracking it, coaching it or substituting for it when the sun is not cooperating.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

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