Thesaurus results for PINCH-HIT

pinch-hit

verb

ˈpinch-ˈhit

Definition of pinch-hit

as in to substitute

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester

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Recent Examples of pinch-hit His most recent appearance was last Wednesday, when he was pinch-hit for in the ninth inning against the San Francisco Giants. — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026 The only down note Sunday was a sore wrist injury incurred by Matt Shaw, who was pinch-hit for in the ninth. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 He was pinch-hit for in the seventh inning. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026 Rodolfo Durán pinch-hit for Hunt in the ninth inning and caught the final two innings. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pinch-hit

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinch-hit

substitute

Verb

Sunmaxxing itself is free, but a commercial layer has formed around tracking it, coaching it or substituting for it when the sun is not cooperating.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
If entry-level consultants, lawyers, and financial analysts were being systematically substituted out at the pace Amodei described to 60 Minutes in November 2025, McCrory’s occupation-level unemployment data should already show some divergence.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 July 2026