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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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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
The audience was left to decide, a stand-in for the jury.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Becca Longmire, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
After a brief back and forth, Birt, who was standing in for the absent board president Charles Randklev, called for a 10-minute recess.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The characters may function metaphorically as stand-ins for the U.S. and Mexico and how those countries, like these people, need each other.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2025
The audience was left to decide, a stand-in for the jury.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
Sources told officers that those participating in the event had been standing in a line as part of the initiation process when Wilson reportedly collapsed, per the station.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
After a brief back and forth, Birt, who was standing in for the absent board president Charles Randklev, called for a 10-minute recess.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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