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
  • Bombas Return Policy Bombas’ Happiness Guarantee covers free returns, exchanges, and replacements—including free shipping.
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  • When a code set changes underneath a policy, somebody has to map which of 10 replacements carries the standing the original had, and by default, that is nobody’s job.
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Definition of replacements
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  • Liverpool coach Andoni Iraola dropped Virgil van Dijk to the substitutes’ bench with French defender Jérémy Jacquet starting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Some consumers searched for substitutes, and ethanol was an answer then.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 14 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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