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 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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Noun

Policies have coverage limits, which cap the amount a company will pay for repairs or replacements.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
The city is hiring a consultant to evaluate the impact of removing the bike lanes and proposing potential replacements.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026