Thesaurus results for PINCH HITTER

pinch hitter

noun

Definition of pinch hitter

as in replacement

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 hitter Roberts even said Ohtani was not being ruled out as a pinch hitter on Thursday, although that might have been more gamesmanship. — Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026 Standing between the Houston Astros starter, a perfect game and a celebratory dogpile was Boston Red Sox pinch hitter Doug Mirabelli. — Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Astros center fielder Brice Matthews injured his left knee crashing into the wall in the first inning trying to catch a Jung drive and left for a pinch hitter in the second. — CBS News, 12 July 2026 But Rolison surrendered a go-ahead two-run double to pinch hitter Jeremiah Jackson and walked a batter before eventually getting out of the inning. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pinch hitter

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The airline representative added that passengers were transferred to a replacement aircraft to continue the trip.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Recovered messages showed that after a plan to kidnap Moïse failed, the group began souring on Sanon and chose a new replacement for the Haitian president, Superior Court Justice Windelle Coq Thélot.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of replacement

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Fuelled in part by the overprescription of painkillers like OxyContin in the 1990s, the market for unregulated substitutes exploded into what became regarded as an epidemic by the turn of the millennium.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Sep. 2026
Then manufacturers learned to crush cottonseed for oil to be used in soap, cooking and as a substitute for animal fats.

— Edward D. Melillo, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of substitute

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Now the clock is ticking on whether Harbaugh is grooming McCarthy to compete with Jameis Winston for the starting job or if the Giants only acquired McCarthy as developmental backup insurance.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
However, Bagent is expected to serve as the backup to third-stringer Case Keenum, who will start, according to multiple reports.

— Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

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