sub
Example Sentences
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The health department's handling of sub national planning has been a disaster.
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
The model is only available to users paying at least $20 a month, who must select it in a sub menu for each new chat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
You can go maximalist — an Alison Roman–style ham party, complete with pickled vegetables, fancy mustard and crusty bread — or you can go blissfully minimal with a giant sub sliced into generous hunks.
From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026
Then the sub flashes its lights several times while those on board close their eyes.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
“All right, we’ll sub someone in while you take a break.”
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.