as in substituting
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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Recent Examples of standing in
For more than a decade, Harden has been a championship-caliber lead guard standing in his own way of winning a championship.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Unlike Season 1, which was filmed in British Columbia, Canada standing in for Yosemite, Season 2 will be shot in Hawaii where John Wells Prods.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Instead, the two people standing in the middle of each ring jumped out, embraced each other, and floated downward — harmony by way of weak Cirque du Soleil inspiration.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
New Jersey had a tendency to have armed folks standing in the polling places where Black people were voting.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Dunbar, who lives nearby, had brought Somali chicken sambusas for fellow mourners standing in the cold.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Heat fans who are readers of tea leaves might have been trumpeting with joy Thursday as Antetokounmpo’s mom, Veronica, posted on Facebook a photo without description of her son standing in street clothes on the Heat’s court.
—Greg Cote
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Tiffany Acosta Salon D’Shayn is standing in solidarity with immigrants following recent ICE activity, joining many businesses using their platforms to support and protect their communities.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
And in the middle of those choices are real people — standing in the cold, waiting for a bus.
—Zeynep Portway, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 6 Feb. 2026
Unlike Season 1, which was filmed in British Columbia, Canada standing in for Yosemite, Season 2 will be shot in Hawaii where John Wells Prods.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Instead, the two people standing in the middle of each ring jumped out, embraced each other, and floated downward — harmony by way of weak Cirque du Soleil inspiration.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Feb. 2026
New Jersey had a tendency to have armed folks standing in the polling places where Black people were voting.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2026
Dunbar, who lives nearby, had brought Somali chicken sambusas for fellow mourners standing in the cold.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Heat fans who are readers of tea leaves might have been trumpeting with joy Thursday as Antetokounmpo’s mom, Veronica, posted on Facebook a photo without description of her son standing in street clothes on the Heat’s court.
—Greg Cote
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Tiffany Acosta Salon D’Shayn is standing in solidarity with immigrants following recent ICE activity, joining many businesses using their platforms to support and protect their communities.
—Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 30 Jan. 2026
And in the middle of those choices are real people — standing in the cold, waiting for a bus.
—Zeynep Portway, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing in
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Critics such as economist Jeffrey Sachs have warned that the NSS is grounded in grandiosity and Machiavellianism, substituting coercion for cooperation and dominance for legitimacy.—
Alejandro Reyes,
Washington Post,
3 Feb. 2026
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Williams was the only starter to play more than 25 minutes as the Aztecs began substituting liberally after just 11 minutes, jumping out to a 32-12 lead thanks to an 18-0 run.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its provisional birth data late last week, filling in two months of missing data and offering the first good look at last year’s tally.—
Mike Stobbe,
Fortune,
7 Feb. 2026
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That disappointment disappeared Tuesday when Bennett was named to the team as a late replacement, filling in for Tampa Bay’s injured forward Anthony Cirelli.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Across Philadelphia, residents say progress is happening in different ways — sometimes through city crews and sometimes through neighbors stepping in to help one another.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The Budapest Prosecutor’s Office on Wednesday asked the courts to level a fine against Karacsony for stepping in to co-organize the event under the auspices of the capital municipality, according a statement published on Wednesday.—
Thomas Escritt,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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When taking over Credit Suisse, UBS fully committed to getting the investigation back on track and has since taken extensive steps to facilitate Barofsky’s review, Karofsky said.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
3 Feb. 2026
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Another wrinkle is that Harbaugh faces competition for his former Ravens staffers with Monken landing in Cleveland and Jesse Minter taking over in Baltimore.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Standing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20in. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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