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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Target’s four-person meal costs less than $20, about the same as in 2024, but substitutes green beans and cream of mushroom soup for French bread and frozen corn — also not an apples-to-apples comparison.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
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The deal is a significant endorsement of Google’s AI capabilities, and likely spells bad news for competitor OpenAI.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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While a visit from Randy spells nothing but chaos, Flula Borg describes himself as the opposite.—
Tanya Melendez,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Pinch-hits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch-hits. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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