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stand-ins

noun

plural of stand-in
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 His visit to California revives a yearslong political feud that has evolved beyond California, with both men increasingly using each other as stand-ins for the national fight between Republicans and Democrats. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 2026 Furious 7 was still in production at the time, so his remaining scenes were completed using CGI, archival footage and his brothers Caleb and Cody Walker as stand-ins. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026 Some species can serve as useful stand-ins for turfgrass in shady, dry, or otherwise challenging locations. — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026 The setting is a place of deep, almost painful beauty that will bear witness to the unspeakable horrors of humanity, writ large by a group of once-innocent boys who are stand-ins for the depravity of the rest of us. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 4 May 2026 Visual effects costs, for example, would be cut by 50%, with savings reaching 70% for background actors and stand-ins. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026 Local stand-ins for Western platforms—Digikala for Amazon, Café Bazaar for Google Play, Aparat for YouTube—had turned sanctions into a kind of DIY advantage. — Indrani Sen, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-ins
  1. substitutes
  2. replacements
Noun
  • In six states, Medicare beneficiaries must get preapproval for a few treatments that CMS considers to have little clinical benefit and to be susceptible to fraud or waste, including skin substitutes and knee arthroscopy for arthritis.
    — Stephanie Armour, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Individual households may find ways to drive less when gas prices are high, for example, but there’s fewer immediate substitutes for networks that rely on diesel to help produce and haul goods worldwide.
    — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of substitutes
Noun
  • Following the 2013 season — Joe Mauer’s final full year as a catcher before shifting to first base — the Twins have relied on a cavalcade of replacements, from Kurt Suzuki to Gary Sanchez to Ryan Jeffers to be their backstop.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Over the summer, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss blew up the storied institution by firing its executive producer and key correspondents and bringing in far less experienced replacements, including several right-leaning opinion journalists.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of replacements

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“Stand-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-ins. Accessed 18 Sep. 2026.

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