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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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Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2024
As an artist, Kusama also uses the starchy vegetable as a stand-in for self-portraits.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
Marisa Schultz, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 July 2024
Pull up to the summer ice cream stand in this evocative Ford, and most spectators won’t ask snarky questions about what’s original and what’s not.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 13 July 2024
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Noun
Quick Read Deep Read ( 4 Min. ) July 16, 2024
Is summer camp a rite of passage, a stand-in for child care, or an enrichment opportunity?
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2024
As an artist, Kusama also uses the starchy vegetable as a stand-in for self-portraits.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2024
Verb
Trump’s response to the assassination attempt also stands in stark contrast to President Joe Biden, who stumbled so badly on the debate stage in June that Democrats have spent the last two weeks urging him to drop his reelection bid over health and mental acuity concerns.
—Marisa Schultz, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 July 2024
Pull up to the summer ice cream stand in this evocative Ford, and most spectators won’t ask snarky questions about what’s original and what’s not.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 13 July 2024
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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