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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
Both are working as surrogates for the Harris-Walz campaign, traveling all over the country to tell their stories and meet with potential voters, trying to convince them to join the fight.
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Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
After the debate, campaign surrogates and the press headed to the spin room in Studio 42, another studio in the 800,000-square-foot Broadcast Center.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Reporters covering the campaign will watch from a nearby file room, and campaign surrogates will appear in a spin room.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Continue reading … MINDS CHANGE – Harris surrogates try to explain away ‘flip-flopping’ immigration policy.
—Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
After the debate, campaign surrogates and the press headed to the spin room in Studio 42, another studio in the 800,000-square-foot Broadcast Center.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 1 Oct. 2024
Reporters covering the campaign will watch from a nearby file room, and campaign surrogates will appear in a spin room.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
Continue reading … MINDS CHANGE – Harris surrogates try to explain away ‘flip-flopping’ immigration policy.
—Fox News, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Surrogates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surrogates. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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