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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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Derek Newton, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The 31-year-old joined the 49ers as a stand-in for the injured Greenlaw and had played 12 of 13 games before being benched on Thursday.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
At issue is whether the jury’s verdict of finding Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records should stand in light of Trump winning the election.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Just like tiny art schools or colleges under law enforcement investigations, religious schools cannot be an appropriate stand-in for all higher education.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The 31-year-old joined the 49ers as a stand-in for the injured Greenlaw and had played 12 of 13 games before being benched on Thursday.
—Jamie Barton, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
That figure stands in stark contrast to the pledge by Musk and biotech billionaire Vivek Ramaswamy—who will co-direct DOGE—to slash federal waste and spending.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
At issue is whether the jury’s verdict of finding Trump guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records should stand in light of Trump winning the election.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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