Thesaurus results for PINCH HITTER

pinch hitter

noun

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 Johnathan Rodríguez's sacrifice fly off Erik Sabrowski (0-1) made it 4-1 and pinch hitter Weston Wilson roped a two-run double to get the Orioles within one. —

ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026 After Bird walked Otto Lopez and hit pinch hitter Griffin Conine on the left foot, Pauley batted for Connor Norby. —

Miami Herald, 6 Apr. 2026 Pierce gave up a single to New Braunfels senior catcher Ryland Miller, who went 3 for 3 on the night after coming in as a pinch hitter, but the freshman slammed the door on the Unicorns with two strikeouts to earn the save. —

Eric Moreno, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Apr. 2026 Witt, as the youngest member of Team USA at the 2023 WBC, appeared in only five games — three as a pinch-runner, one as a pinch hitter, one as a defensive replacement. —

Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pinch hitter

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Noun

But Democrats said there has been a history of Republican majorities overriding Democratic recommendations when choosing replacements on boards.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
Jaber would also like to see another Arab American serving on the school board, which has seen multiple resignations and replacements in the past few years.

— Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026