Thesaurus results for FILL-INS

fill-ins

noun

plural of fill-in

as in replacements

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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Recent Examples of fill-ins In 2022, the civil grand jury found evidence of mutual distrust between Cupertino City Council members and city staff, which led to a long line of resignations and fill-ins in the city manager’s position. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 The show’s format has continued to adapt with temporary substitutions, including past fill-ins during maternity leave and other extended absences among cast members. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026 Sensing hesitance as well as incompetence, coaches and players alike tried to sway the flailing fill-ins at every turn. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 That’s because the players who have been called up as fill-ins for the injured also were on the ice. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026 Then there are the fill-ins from Triple-A who pop up regularly. — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026 Merrill is not new to the station, having done weekends and fill-ins previously. — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026 In Diggs’ place, Schottenheimer mentioned Trikweze Bridges and Caelen Carson as potential fill-ins against the Commanders. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025

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Following the 2013 season — Joe Mauer’s final full year as a catcher before shifting to first base — the Twins have relied on a cavalcade of replacements, from Kurt Suzuki to Gary Sanchez to Ryan Jeffers to be their backstop.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Over the summer, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss blew up the storied institution by firing its executive producer and key correspondents and bringing in far less experienced replacements, including several right-leaning opinion journalists.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

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In six states, Medicare beneficiaries must get preapproval for a few treatments that CMS considers to have little clinical benefit and to be susceptible to fraud or waste, including skin substitutes and knee arthroscopy for arthritis.

— Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Individual households may find ways to drive less when gas prices are high, for example, but there’s fewer immediate substitutes for networks that rely on diesel to help produce and haul goods worldwide.

— Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

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