as in substitutes
a person or thing that takes the place of another
the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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Recent Examples of pinch hitters
The Jays used four pinch hitters and defensive substitutions.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The club went silently in the bottom of the ninth, with pinch hitters Carlos Narvaez, Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard going down 1-2-3.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
There’s also pressure on the bench because teammates, like pinch hitters, never know when they may be subbed in.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
The club went silently in the bottom of the ninth, with pinch hitters Carlos Narvaez, Rob Refsnyder and Nick Sogard going down 1-2-3.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025
There’s also pressure on the bench because teammates, like pinch hitters, never know when they may be subbed in.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinch hitters
Noun
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Three of those substitutes are key members of the first XI in Cole Palmer, Reece James and Marc Cucurella.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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No tactic associated with substitutes or the substitution process may be used to confuse opponents.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The cuts would affect several key improvements involving 13 projects, including street lighting upgrades, roof replacements at two parks, floor and computer system replacements, installation of hurricane-impact windows, and new air conditioning units, among others.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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To avoid this – and any costly repairs or replacements–be sure they are unplugged before walking out the door.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Other areas of heavy I-70 traffic could include Floyd Hill and the stretch between Evergreen and Georgetown, as well as backups between Georgetown and Grant as vehicles wait to exit toward Guanella Pass.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
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This crew comes together as pieces—the four of us and our backups—but the six of us make up a whole team.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Pinch hitters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch%20hitters. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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