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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
In May 2023, Adams was snubbed when left off the list of Biden’s reelection surrogates.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
His allies and surrogates used misogynistic language about Harris.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Other Harris surrogates are hitting the trail and fundraising circuit.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
The movement, and the ‘power’ One of Johnson’s most loyal surrogates amid the swirling negativity has been Ald.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Tuesday Two weeks before Election Day, the Harris campaign is not scheduled to have the vice president on the trail, but several of her surrogates will be making the case for her.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
Harris launched her presidential campaign in West Allis this summer, and her surrogates have fanned out across the Milwaukee suburbs in the months since.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
The former Republican president has also dispatched surrogates like House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to the state in recent weeks.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
To narrow the gap, Harris has come to Arizona twice in the past month and is sending plenty of high-profile surrogates to court voters here.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 4 Dec. 2024
His allies and surrogates used misogynistic language about Harris.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024
Other Harris surrogates are hitting the trail and fundraising circuit.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
The movement, and the ‘power’ One of Johnson’s most loyal surrogates amid the swirling negativity has been Ald.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2024
Tuesday Two weeks before Election Day, the Harris campaign is not scheduled to have the vice president on the trail, but several of her surrogates will be making the case for her.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Oct. 2024
Harris launched her presidential campaign in West Allis this summer, and her surrogates have fanned out across the Milwaukee suburbs in the months since.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2024
The former Republican president has also dispatched surrogates like House Majority Leader Steve Scalise to the state in recent weeks.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
To narrow the gap, Harris has come to Arizona twice in the past month and is sending plenty of high-profile surrogates to court voters here.
—Stephanie Murray, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Surrogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogates. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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