surrogate for

Examples (10)

• He used the Internet as a surrogate for contact with real people.
• The artificial sweetener acts as a surrogate for sugar in many diet drinks.
• She found a loyal friend who served as a surrogate for her absent mother.
• The government introduced a new policy as a surrogate for immediate tax cuts.
• He hired a surrogate for his mother to care for the child.
• The digital assistant is a convenient surrogate for a personal secretary.
• They employed a surrogate for the traditional advertising campaign.
• The software can function as a surrogate for more expensive professional tools.
• In the absence of a physical meeting, video calls served as a surrogate for face-to-face interaction.
• The new medication is intended to be a surrogate for the hormone therapy.