as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
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Recent Examples of stand in
Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Police Department officers stand in formation near the entrance of the Metro Detention Center in Los Angeles on August 8, 2025.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Writer-director Hikari’s comedy-drama, costarring Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman and Akira Emoto, follows Fraser’s American actor taking on the role of stand-in father to a Tokyo family in need.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Another guy might like to stand in a room and read the play off, and actually walk through the play.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Police Department officers stand in formation near the entrance of the Metro Detention Center in Los Angeles on August 8, 2025.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
His ambitions get somewhat begrudging support from obvious Jim Halpert stand-in Mare (Chelsea Frei), the most competent journalist in the newsroom.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Writer-director Hikari’s comedy-drama, costarring Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman and Akira Emoto, follows Fraser’s American actor taking on the role of stand-in father to a Tokyo family in need.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand in
Verb
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In February’s 2-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ibrahima Konate was booked in the 31st minute, but lasted until half-time, when he was substituted for Jarell Quansah.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Joseph substituted Toklomati before stoppage time, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Sources tell Deadline that there will be no replacement judge in Inaba’s place, meaning the Season 34 contestants will only hear from judges Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough tonight.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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Those lobbying for a cut will have a friendly face at the table in the form of Stephen Miran, a White House advisor who will temporarily sit on the FOMC as a replacement for governor Adriana Kugler.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When a small job of filling in a hole that a pet has dug or where a root has rotted, homeowners can easily handle this type of job themselves.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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This is a cross-functional approach, which blends clinical informatics, data/analytics, software development/automation and AI engineering skills to connect more dots and fill in the gaps.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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After a recent miscommunication in a tag team match, the two were arguing when Baszler stepped in to confront them.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Pressure has been mounting on the ICC to step in.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In other words, Ellison’s surge in wealth Wednesday morning reflected investor expectations that computers will take over many jobs now done by humans — and Oracle will benefit.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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African states, too, have started hiring Russian, Turkish, Romanian, and South African private military companies (PMCs) to battle insurgencies, to deploy drones against jihadists, and to reclaim resource-rich areas taken over by rebels.—
Alia Brahimi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Stand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand%20in. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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