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
Even Americans who have never watched a minute of C-SPAN, or get a little lost in the alphabet soup of other agencies, will probably never forget standing in Yosemite Valley and admiring a towering waterfall.
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Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
While Preston is standing in a river cloaked in celestial mist, his family is living in hell — aka New York City.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Still, once Northwestern beat Vanderbilt in 2017, Nebraska remained the last school standing in the Power 5 NCAA victory draft.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Blitt’s cover image shows the President at his Florida golf resort standing in his martial golf cart alongside his caddy and Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The only thing standing in their way is their final case, but that shouldn’t be a problem, because Pringus and Bench have never lost one.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Thus, Thursday’s development was unsurprising, especially given the team in last place standing in the Eastern Conference.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Community members in favor of Measure V cite the numerous obstacles standing in the way of affordable housing and say they’re frustrated by the glacial pace of development in town.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
On a power play, Cale Makar fired a shot on net, where Sam Reinhart was standing in front of the Finnish goalie.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
While Preston is standing in a river cloaked in celestial mist, his family is living in hell — aka New York City.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Still, once Northwestern beat Vanderbilt in 2017, Nebraska remained the last school standing in the Power 5 NCAA victory draft.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Blitt’s cover image shows the President at his Florida golf resort standing in his martial golf cart alongside his caddy and Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2026
The only thing standing in their way is their final case, but that shouldn’t be a problem, because Pringus and Bench have never lost one.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026
Thus, Thursday’s development was unsurprising, especially given the team in last place standing in the Eastern Conference.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
Community members in favor of Measure V cite the numerous obstacles standing in the way of affordable housing and say they’re frustrated by the glacial pace of development in town.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 5 Mar. 2026
On a power play, Cale Makar fired a shot on net, where Sam Reinhart was standing in front of the Finnish goalie.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing in
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Researchers avoided contaminating the samples with other plastics by substituting standard tools with those made of aluminum, cotton and other non-plastic material, the release noted.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
1 Mar. 2026
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These releases did not grant full freedom but rather are a precautionary measure substituting imprisonment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Recontour your lawn by filling in low areas with soil or sand.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Williams turns out to be the film’s star player, filling in the blanks of London’s short, sad life, and his powers of perception lead the film to its extraordinary conclusion, smoking out a killer who was hiding in plain sight at every step of the way.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026
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The stock successfully bounced off the $45 level, suggesting buyers are stepping in following the recent sell-off.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Clearly, American is happy that the FAA is stepping in to intervene.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The order filed on Monday by three administrative law judges from the State Office of Administrative Hearings ruled that the Texas Education Agency proved its legal standing for taking over Fort Worth ISD.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mazloum has only been in the job at Disneyland for a bit over a year, taking over operations of Walt Disney’s original theme park last January.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Standing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20in. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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