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sub

noun as in substitute

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The highlight of his 2005 to 2008 stint in Cleveland came when he was subbed into a tense 2006 playoff game in the closing minute without having played a single second.

Oil prices would have to fall a lot more to see sub-$2 gas on average, said Jeff Lenard, vice president of strategic industry initiatives for the National Association of Convenience Stores.

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Observing the crews at work, Healey tells me: "Russia is challenging us; it's testing us; it's watching us. But these planes allow us to say to Putin – we're watching you; we're hunting your subs."

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Upon his initial return in early August, Snell seemed to be on track, with the left-hander posting a sub-2.00 ERA in his first four outings off the IL.

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Critics have argued Australia could end up with no subs because the U.S. simply won’t have the industrial capacity to build them, even if the political will is there now.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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