surrogate
noun
a person appointed to act for another; deputy.
surrogates
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pluralof surrogate.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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First, in December, the Wall Street Journal reported that Chinese tech billionaire Xu Bo had used surrogates based in the U.S. to father more than 100 children.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The truth where we and our contemporary stage surrogates are concerned is somewhat more constrained.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Numerous Black elected officials have campaigned and served as surrogates for him, including influential Black Democrats Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and state Sen. Royce West of Dallas.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
One video, which his campaign said neither he nor formal surrogates made, portrayed him as Batman lobbing tomatoes at Bass, who was dressed as the Joker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026
These organizations had in some measure been surrogates for the ANC inside South Africa during the 1980s.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
