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surrogates

noun

plural of surrogate

as in substitutes

a person or thing that fulfills the role of someone or something else The children's aunt acted as a surrogate for their late mother.

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Recent Examples of surrogates But the same authenticity that makes personalities such as Piker valuable surrogates also creates political liabilities. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2026 These new surrogates are essential as plastic, metal, or ballistic gel are not great at simulating living tissue when exposed to things like radiation. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 25 July 2026 Larson, whose campaign surrogates sought to win delegate support in the spring by saying this would be his last term, has been emphasizing his work on increasing Social Security benefits. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026 Equally vital, aging misers addicted to their vocations need palliatives and surrogates for the drug of importance. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026 High-profile parents who used surrogates, such as Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian, and Chrissy Teigen, helped make the practice increasingly visible. — Mark Ellwood, Air Mail, 6 June 2026 Bloomberg Businessweek reported Lindberg has at least 12 children, including six or more through a network of egg donors and surrogates that encompassed at least 25 women. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 May 2026 Campaign spending and surrogates Sharif Street, a state senator and former state party chair, finished second on Tuesday. — CBS News, 24 May 2026 Catena Labs has opened up invite-only access to its platform, which lets humans establish the guardrails for how their AI surrogates move money. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 20 May 2026

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That's one reason sugar substitutes like aspartame have become so popular.

— Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
These non-alcoholic mocktail recipes rebuild familiar favorites with fruit, herbs and zero-proof substitutes.

— Ryan Brennan August 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026

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The Houthis are one of several Iranian proxies that have threatened to widen the conflict with the rebel group striking commercial shipping and recently ramping up attacks targeting Saudi Arabia.

— Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
What a victory for Iran, that the end of this war, they get paid to reopen the Strait, they get paid to rebuild their military, they get paid to rebuild their support for proxies in the region.

— NBC news, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026

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