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: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
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Examples of stand-in in a Sentence
Noun
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
Verb
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The footage follows the James Bond veteran as William Lee, a stand-in for Burroughs himself, beginning in 1950s Mexico City.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
Nobody should be in favor of this, and nobody should stand in the way to fix it.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Naturally, being a human stand-in for a powerful politician—the commander in chief; the leader of the free world, etc.—could be rife with potential errors that not only could reflect poorly on Psaki herself, but even up the chain, creating bad press for the entire administration.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
The footage follows the James Bond veteran as William Lee, a stand-in for Burroughs himself, beginning in 1950s Mexico City.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Verb
Svengoolie stands in his casket, about to say good night for now.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
Nobody should be in favor of this, and nobody should stand in the way to fix it.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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