Thesaurus results for SUBS

subs 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of sub

as in submarines

a large sandwich on a long split roll we shared a tuna sub at lunch

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subs

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noun (2)

plural of sub

as in substitutes

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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subs

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verb

present tense third-person singular of sub

as in spells

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 subs

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New coach Jeff Hafley mostly played subs in the three exhibitions; starting QB Malik Willis played only one series all preseason. — Greg Cote august 30, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026 Juventus’ subs were decisive in a 2-0 win over Parma to join AC Milan with a perfect six points. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026 The pair will serve subs with homemade sauces, fresh bread from Farm to Market in Kansas City, Kansas, and sliced-to-order meats and cheeses. — Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 The clock was ticking, but Ballard had learned something from the sunken subs. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026 The manager, 11 players, a few subs, maybe a couple of coaches and a physio — that was it. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The shop, both a drug store and old-time fountain shop, offers fountain sodas as well as subs and sandwiches. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026 In addition, such subs can be used for boring routine patrols or be sent into hostile environments without risking sailors or much more valuable platforms. — David Szondy august 17, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 The last of the new subs isn’t due to join the fleet until 2038. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

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Noun

That makes Portsmouth’s experience with North Dakota particularly relevant as additional Block III submarines move through the fleet’s maintenance cycle.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
Russia is developing a heavy ICBM and a new warhead while planning upgrades to its submarines and bombers.

— Jeffrey Lewis, Foreign Affairs, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of submarines

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Only Anthropic knows for sure how often users rely on Claude to generate substitutes for musicians’ songs, the lawsuit said.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Europe Is Building Two Digital Money Models The digital euro and EURR should not necessarily be viewed as direct substitutes.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of substitutes

Noun

With injuries putting several players’ Week 1 status in question, will the team travel with the entire practice squad to Australia as potential replacements if needed?

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The study affirms the safety of joint replacements, which give millions around the world a new lease on life each year.

— Mike McRae August 31, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026