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as in submarine

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

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ˈsəb

as in substitute

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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verb

as in to substitute

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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Sheetz On Monday, veterans and active military receive a free half-turkey sub and regular-size fountain drink at any Sheetz location. —

Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2024 Cousins Subs started in Milwaukee in 1972 Milwaukee was introduced to Cousins Subs in 1972 when cousins Bill Specht and Jim Sheppard opened their first sub shop on the city's northwest side at North 60th Street and West Silver Spring Drive. —

Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024

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The retired hooper subbed in for Kenny Smith, an Inside The NBA regular, alongside Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Ernie Johnson Jr., on Tuesday evening (Nov. 26). —

Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Speaking of, Joe Scally was subbed off after 21’ for Gladbach. —

Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sub