Thesaurus results for SURROGATES

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 Many of the surrogates have claimed they were misled during the process and weren't aware of the other women carrying babies for the same couple. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Spin zone Georgia’s top candidates usually leave the spin room sales pitch to their surrogates. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 7 Oct. 2026 The women, many of whom were first-time surrogates, say they were given misleading or incomplete information about the couple’s family situation and intentions. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 What if third parties—egg donors or surrogates, for example—are involved? — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 When clients or surrogates travel to California for important medical milestones, Tang and Sonnenberg are often there themselves—arranging schedules, accompanying appointments, and ensuring that days defined by medicine retain a sense of humanity. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026 The vice president has been one of the most visible surrogates on the midterm campaign trail, jetting to locations such as Kansas, Wisconsin and his native Ohio to promote Republican candidates and the administration’s achievements. — Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 These surrogates, mostly in their 20s and 30s, provide companionship rather than specialized medical care, visiting, chatting, helping clients set up smartphones or accompanying them to medical appointments. — Huiyee Chiew and Lyric Li The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 How Mayor Bass could reach Pratt voters The Bass and Raman campaigns could rely on outside spending groups and campaign surrogates — political allies who lean to the right of the candidates — to avoid alienating their core supporters. — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Diet drinks containing sugar substitutes were found to be as effective as water for supporting weight loss in overweight or obese adults, according to a two-year randomized trial.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Finn Azaz, whose mother has Israeli heritage, was among the Irish substitutes after playing from the start against Austria on Thursday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of substitutes

Noun

Their replacements, which include Ross Douthat and contributors like Ariel Levy and Sebastian Junger, have top-shelf backgrounds, but also little experience working on a weekly TV program that emphsizes long-form enterprise journalism.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
The vehicles will serve as one-for-one replacements for conventional trucks.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of replacements

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Now that raw capability is no longer scarce, the excuse for hiding behind these proxies has quietly disappeared.

— Vikas Verma, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Moscow and its proxies use all of these tools in tandem to amplify propaganda messages and reach many types of audiences.

— RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of proxies

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