as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
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Recent Examples of stand in
Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Anxious evacuees stood in the lobby lit by dim emergency power – their pets, bags, and children in tow.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Or at least send a better stand-in than another Rocky statue.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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Verb
And if Lemina does leave — and Wolves are not expected to stand in his way if the right offer is received — then with Traore still making his way back, numbers will be unexpectedly short.
—Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Anxious evacuees stood in the lobby lit by dim emergency power – their pets, bags, and children in tow.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Local Republican leaders supported a stand-in candidate named Greg Lopez, who promised to serve out the rest of the term and not run again.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
Or at least send a better stand-in than another Rocky statue.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand in
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If that is not possible, for financial or practical reasons, could the risky component be substituted with something less dangerous to employees?Borislav "Bobby" Marinov, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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The 28-year-old England international has not completed a full 90 minutes in the league once this season and has been substituted more times (14) than any of his team-mates.Jay Harris, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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Key stats Minnesota’s replacement LT Cam Robinson has allowed eight sacks in 10 games, and gave up nine pressures against the Lions in Week 18.Jacob Robinson, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The fertility rate—the number of births expected per woman's lifetime—dropped to 1.20 births per woman last year, down from 1.26 in 2022 and far below the 2.1 replacement level considered necessary to sustain a population.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
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But the competing impulse is that of course Spence should be out there filling in at left-back for Spurs.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Chargers were calling on practice squad players who hadn’t even had a week’s worth of practices to fill in.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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The deduction was only saved from complete elimination when moderate Maine Sen. Susan Collins stepped in with a $10,000 cap.New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Standardization Of Virtual Reality Tours By 2025, virtual reality tours will be the standard first step in property investment decisions, saving time and resources in viewing properties.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Javier Mascherano just took over at Inter Miami and Mauricio Pochettino is a few months into his job with the U.S. squad.Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
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More than half of U.S. voters in a new survey don’t support the U.S. taking over Greenland, a prospect President-elect Trump has entertained publicly in recent weeks.Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Stand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand%20in. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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