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surrogate

[sur-uh-geyt, -git, suhr-, sur-uh-geyt, suhr-] / ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, -gɪt, ˈsʌr-, ˈsɜr əˌgeɪt, ˈsʌr- /


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Massie spent several days before the election using Rep. Lauren Boebert—a Republican from Colorado—as a surrogate, hoping she could reinforce his credentials at a campaign rally, despite the president’s repeated attacks on him.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

Himatraj and his wife wanted to meet their surrogate, and when they did they brought her chocolates and flowers.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Another advertising campaign in 2021, by Ukraine's largest surrogacy clinic, BioTexCom Centre for Human Reproduction, promotes a "Black Friday sale" on surrogate babies.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Rey and Sunny were paired together to help Rey train to be a surrogate mother and young Sunny to pick up more skills.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

She had two moms, a real one and a surrogate, and she’d chosen the surrogate.

From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer




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