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 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 Already, Lancaster has doubled for a Texas town; Griffith Park for the Pacific Crest Trail and locations in Newhall and Burbank have subbed in for Salt Lake City. — Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 2 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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Greenwood was then substituted, leaving the pitch without a shirt on.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Suarez scored his 14th and 15th goals before he was substituted off in the 61st minute.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

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