as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
I'm just a fill-in, so I have no idea where office supplies are kept
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Relevance
1
as in to inform
to give information to
my friend quickly filled me in on the portion of the movie that I had missed
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2
as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
she's only filling in while the regular secretary is on vacation
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Recent Examples of fill-in
Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Part of Torre loved being a fill-in, riding the wave of success that others had built.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 30 May 2025
R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Jhangiani, currently the group's chief financial officer, will fill in following Crew's departure.
—Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 July 2025
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Noun
Quinn has been the fill-in coach for games when Spoelstra has not be available.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Part of Torre loved being a fill-in, riding the wave of success that others had built.
—Zak Keefer, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Verb
Part of getting to know other people involves filling in the biographical details with context, color, and, most importantly, empathy.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Jhangiani, currently the group's chief financial officer, will fill in following Crew's departure.
—Jenni Reid,chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fill-in
Noun
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Vought left the meeting saying there would be a substitute amendment that would eliminate $400 million in cuts to an AIDS prevention program, one of the main concerns of Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.—
July 16,
CBS News,
16 July 2025
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The collard greens were a substitute food for that day and not posted on the day’s menu, according to health department documents.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
14 July 2025
Verb
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But in April, as dozens of her colleagues would soon find out for themselves, the UT Office of Sponsored Projects informed her the project was among several the federal government had terminated.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Locally sourced ingredients inform monthly specials that benefit local charities.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
Verb
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Markle launched a brand called American Riviera Orchard via Instagram on March 14, 2024 with a short video that showed the duchess arranging flowers, baking and standing in a stone walkway wearing a floor-length gown.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Buffalo’s National League stadium charged seventy-five cents for a male escort seat in the ladies stand in 1883.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The Rays have potential replacements in Joe Boyle and rehabbing ace Shane McClanahan.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 July 2025
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Either way, Powell's replacement could have a significant effect on financial markets.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
Verb
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The film tells the powerful true story of a blind Native American man who helped save lives during the Oklahoma City bombing.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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The city has been told the Water and Wastewater Authority should have their standard operational system active at that time, Bell said.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
Verb
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Rennie, who has been the race engineer for Daniel Ricciardo in the past and is Red Bull's group leader of simulation engineering, will take over Lambiase's duties in supporting Verstappen.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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That first dot that sprinkles out locally, then flows out regionally and becomes a wave that takes over the globe.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Fermin, the primary backup to Royals icon Salvador Perez, has supplied a .648 OPS and 0.4 fWAR in 67 games this season.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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This is an area where the cheaper S25 Ultra still beats the new foldable, with higher-resolution backup cameras and multiple optical zoom levels.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Royal protocol advises that George will no longer be allowed to fly with his father, Prince William.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
29 July 2025
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According to Jim Glenn, a lecturer at Yale who advised a student doing cribbage research, the key to making this work was by selectively shrinking the number of outcomes for the computer to search.—
Andrew Montequin,
jsonline.com,
29 July 2025
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“Fill-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fill-in. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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