as in substitutes
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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spells
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Look, here is Iain, who spells his name the proper way, has a mullet, and is from Northern Ireland.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025 -
Its songs are stacked with nods to John the Conqueror root (a plant that’s thought to enhance luck), and spells to bring back a lover.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Pinch-hits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch-hits. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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