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 Wolverines sophomore Eric Tani came in as a pinch hitter and ripped an RBI single to right field to tie the game at 1-1 in the fourth inning with two outs. —

Gqlshare, Daily News, 27 May 2026 Each hit a home run, making this the first time two American League pinch hitters hit home runs in the same game. —

Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026 This time, the Giants limped in after a sweep in Arizona, and outfielder Victor Bericoto came up from Sacramento for his Major League debut, which amounted to a three-pitch strikeout as a pinch hitter to end the eighth inning. —

Cam Inman, Mercury News, 23 May 2026 The Red Sox had one more opportunity with two outs in the eighth when Mayer reached on an error by Keaschall at second base and Carlos Narvaez walked, but pinch hitter Mickey Gasper flew out to end the inning. —

Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for pinch hitter

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Noun

Katz-Mayfield came up with the idea for the startup based on his frustration with the status quo of buying $20 replacement razor blades.

— Amelia Lucas,Melissa Repko, CNBC, 7 June 2026
The replacement rate drops to 32% for incomes between $1,286 and $7,749, and to 15% for incomes above $7,749.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 7 June 2026