designated hitters

noun

plural of designated hitter
as in replacements
a person or thing that takes the place of another you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips

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  1. replacements
  2. substitutes
Noun
  • Amin Ventures would pay $3,000 to cut down the trees and plans to plant two replacements according to city records.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Records indicate neither the original employees in those positions nor their replacements relocated to Sacramento.
    — Tyler Horst, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of replacements
Noun
  • Moreover, both sides are now able to target the substitutes and reserves that in the past could be used to cushion losses.
    — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026
  • To be sure, odds and gambling platforms do not use methodologies used by traditional political polling, and therefore are not substitutes for political polls.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of substitutes
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“Designated hitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designated%20hitters. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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