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
Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Pacers Sports and Entertainment on Tuesday announced Gainbridge Fieldhouse's Guest Chef roster for the 2025-26 NBA season, during which eight Hoosiers chefs will alternate running The Kitchen concession stand in Section 17 of the Fieldhouse.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The 8 x 60’ series will be shot in Ireland and Hamilton, Ontario, which Donovan described as a convincing stand-in for 1920s Chicago.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Ed O’Keefe, of CBS News, standing in front of Glenn, could be seen shaking his head with what appeared to be exasperation.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Pacers Sports and Entertainment on Tuesday announced Gainbridge Fieldhouse's Guest Chef roster for the 2025-26 NBA season, during which eight Hoosiers chefs will alternate running The Kitchen concession stand in Section 17 of the Fieldhouse.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
Hegseth approved the use of up to 600 military lawyers as stand-in immigration judges earlier this month, AP reported at the time.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
The 8 x 60’ series will be shot in Ireland and Hamilton, Ontario, which Donovan described as a convincing stand-in for 1920s Chicago.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand in
Verb
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Colorful murals substitute for windows.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
19 Oct. 2025
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First, where the classic Boulevardier recruits the broad oaky shoulders of bourbon or rye for its base, Taylor substituted in apple brandy, which is similarly barrel aged but is distilled from apples instead of corn or rye, giving a core fruity quality beneath the familiar oak.—
Jason O'Bryan,
Robb Report,
18 Oct. 2025
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Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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The buckets are used as a replacement for the standard cardboard Happy Meal box and can double as a candy pail to use for trick-or-treating on Halloween.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Matilda, his secretary, filled in the blanks and printed the important documents.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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But Major League Baseball analyst Jim Riley predicted the Yankees would trade him away this winter, raising the question of who might fill in.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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This is where a full cybersecurity suite like Surfshark One steps in, providing holistic protection tailor-made for modern digital life.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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This is just one step in changing that, with hopefully more openings to come in the future.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The long-bubbling Houston rap scene finally took over the mainstream in 2005, getting the entire country invested in tippin’ on four-fours and sittin’ sideways.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
16 Oct. 2025
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Toastique is taking over the former Starbucks location at San Pedro Square that fronts Santa Clara Street.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Stand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand%20in. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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