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 But several left-wing Democrats, especially El-Sayed, have campaigned with Piker and elevated him into one of their most prominent surrogates. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 In Texas, lawmakers have been exploring a ban on foreign nationals using Texas surrogates – a move surrogacy experts worry could be the first step toward a statewide ban on the practice. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 All contracts must use all means available, including counseling to ensure surrogates comprehend them. — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026 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

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Noun

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

Non-stars say the number of jobs has plummeted and that they are being tricked into training their replacements.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Compare service call fees, per-claim caps and annual aggregate limits to the cost of repairs and replacements in your area.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of replacements

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Counterterrorism police had looked into the possible involvement of Iranian proxies in the Jewish ambulance arson, as well as other attacks on Jewish sites in London.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, QTRouter used commercial proxies and virtual private servers to mask that hackers based in China were accessing the infected IoT devices.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of proxies

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