as in substitutes
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-ins
Sugar substitutes are marketed as a healthier alternative to regular sugar, stand-ins that will offer the same sweet taste but won’t pose the same threat to your weight or dental health.
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Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Where magazines and newspapers once were, glass stand-ins bearing skyline imagery will occupy illuminated lightbox shelves.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Walker died in November 2013 while Furious 7 was still in production, and his character’s scenes were completed through CGI, archival footage and the use of brothers Caleb and Cody Walker as stand-ins.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
However, the franchise has repeatedly reiterated that Brian is canonically alive, and Brian's last film appearance utilized Walker's brothers as stand-ins, so there is precedent for the character appearing on screen despite of the actor's untimely death.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
With Barca in no position financially to bring in a centre-of-the-park reinforcement from the market, stand-ins to partner Frenkie de Jong - suspended against the Danes - will have to be deployed in-house.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Across the series, locations have included Cardiff Bay’s Oval Basin, Penarth Pier, and the grand Tredegar House in Newport, all of which appear on screen as various stand-ins for London, or for unnamed suburbs which house the private worlds of the ultra-wealthy.
—Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
The Oslo musician’s debut album is a darkly glamorous blur of trip-hop and dance pop, with copious reverb and Auto-Tune as stand-ins for yearning, uneasiness, and irresolution.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
The best kitchen islands are savvy stand-ins for small spaces, kitchens lacking prep space or drawers, and a workspace for everything from mirepoix to math homework.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Where magazines and newspapers once were, glass stand-ins bearing skyline imagery will occupy illuminated lightbox shelves.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Walker died in November 2013 while Furious 7 was still in production, and his character’s scenes were completed through CGI, archival footage and the use of brothers Caleb and Cody Walker as stand-ins.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
However, the franchise has repeatedly reiterated that Brian is canonically alive, and Brian's last film appearance utilized Walker's brothers as stand-ins, so there is precedent for the character appearing on screen despite of the actor's untimely death.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
With Barca in no position financially to bring in a centre-of-the-park reinforcement from the market, stand-ins to partner Frenkie de Jong - suspended against the Danes - will have to be deployed in-house.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Across the series, locations have included Cardiff Bay’s Oval Basin, Penarth Pier, and the grand Tredegar House in Newport, all of which appear on screen as various stand-ins for London, or for unnamed suburbs which house the private worlds of the ultra-wealthy.
—Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
The Oslo musician’s debut album is a darkly glamorous blur of trip-hop and dance pop, with copious reverb and Auto-Tune as stand-ins for yearning, uneasiness, and irresolution.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
The best kitchen islands are savvy stand-ins for small spaces, kitchens lacking prep space or drawers, and a workspace for everything from mirepoix to math homework.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-ins
Noun
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Dortmund top scorer Serhou Guirassy and defender Ramy Bensebaini started as substitutes with coach Niko Kovač explaining that Ramadan fasting was impacting the Muslim players’ fitness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Feb. 2026
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In a study published in the scientific journal Neurology in fall 2025, researchers found that consuming higher amounts of several common sugar substitutes was linked to accelerated cognitive decline in Brazilian adults.—
Caroline Tien,
SELF,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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But history lacks good examples of air campaigns that have easily toppled regimes and led to replacements that the attackers preferred.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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In this scenario, the CJNG would fracture into smaller, warring factions, producing more obscene levels of bloodshed as potential replacements try to prove their mettle.—
Daniel DePetris,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Stand-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-ins. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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