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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Noun
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The 49ers need replacements to step up to keep pace in the division.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025 -
The Irish don’t have like-for-like replacements for Craig or Rubio, which leaves Freeman scrambling to stabilize an offensive line yet to click and a defensive interior that has tried to use quantity to make up for a lack of quality.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The good news is that there are safer substitutes that can be used by the industry as more manufacturers move to reduce toxins, Glass said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
21 Oct. 2025
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But high-tech substitutes aren't ready.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Designated hitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designated%20hitters. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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