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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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Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni was missing from the original line up with stand-ins subbed in for seven leaders missing.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
The monument stands in a nice, fenced-in plot with space for additional burials.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
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Noun
That adjustment includes the power play, where the Leafs continue to struggle to find a suitable stand-in for Marner as quarterback of a five-forward first unit.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni was missing from the original line up with stand-ins subbed in for seven leaders missing.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Nov. 2025
Verb
The last photo shows the couple seen from the back, standing in a dark room illuminated by cascading blue lights resembling digital rain, as their silhouettes are on display during the immersive digital art installation.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
The monument stands in a nice, fenced-in plot with space for additional burials.
—Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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