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
The Twins’ eighth-inning rally fell short when pinch hitter Carson McCusker — in for Mickey Gasper, who had hit a home run in his previous at-bat — grounded out to short.
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Pinch runner Tyler Tolbert replaced Caglianone and Nick Loftin came to the plate as a pinch hitter.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
San Diego filled the bases in the seventh with one out via walks to Jake Cronenworth, pinch hitter Ryan O'Hearn and Fernando Tatis Jr.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 3 Sep. 2025
Prieto struck out as a pinch hitter against hard-throwing Tony Santillan of the Cincinnati Reds in his MLB debut.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
Pinch runner Tyler Tolbert replaced Caglianone and Nick Loftin came to the plate as a pinch hitter.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
San Diego filled the bases in the seventh with one out via walks to Jake Cronenworth, pinch hitter Ryan O'Hearn and Fernando Tatis Jr.
—Field Level Media, Reuters, 3 Sep. 2025
Prieto struck out as a pinch hitter against hard-throwing Tony Santillan of the Cincinnati Reds in his MLB debut.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinch hitter
Noun
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Approximately $70 million in replacement benefits have already been issued related to EBT losses.—
J.B. Jennings,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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The regular maintenance is more complex and includes oil changes, blade sharpening, and filter replacements.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Station reserves the right to substitute prize of comparable value.—
CBS LA Staff,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The city called in more than 5,000 substitutes Philadelphia switched to online learning Monday and Tuesday, while districts on Long Island and elsewhere in the New York suburbs canceled school again Tuesday.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Fixing those backups is expensive, and sometimes clogging can cause sewage overflows into streets, yards, rivers and lakes.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The idea of bringing in Dalton as a mentor and backup to Young was sound, but appears to have run its course.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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