understudies 1 of 2

noun

plural of understudy
1
as in alternates

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2
as in comedians

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understudies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of understudy
as in substitutes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for understudies
  1. alternates
  2. comedians
  3. substitutes
  4. replacements
  5. doubles
  6. takes over
  7. stand-ins
  8. farceurs
Noun
  • Honorees who advanced to the Super Bowl were replaced by alternates (Trubisky was Jared Goff’s alternate in 2018-19) and the exhibition no longer was held in Aloha Stadium each year.
    — Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of alternates
Noun
  • Kansas City artists, comedians, entrepreneurs and other figures from the city’s nightlife scene filtered through the business, including people who had shared stages, studios and social spaces with McGee.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
  • From Mike Birbiglia as a farcical cop to a bouncer at a Greenpoint club played by Ziwe, New York comedians abound.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of comedians
Verb
  • This approach substitutes information for sensation, and reduces both human and supra-human experiences to the level of data.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • So Tuchel, who always substitutes his wingers after roughly an hour, decided to withdraw Gordon and bring on an extra defender, Ezri Konsa.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of substitutes
Noun
  • The replacements can be annuals or perennials that can take you into fall.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Say goodbye to costly cartridge replacements mid-semester with the Canon PIXMA G3272 MegaTank printer.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of replacements
Noun
  • Cristopher Sánchez became the first 15-game winner in the majors this season, Bryson Stott had two of Philadelphia's eight doubles and the Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Thursday night for their fifth victory in six games.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The purse has not been announced for this year, but last year teams that won just one match in mixed doubles but lost in the second round made $100,000, meaning the individual players pocketed $50,000 each after just a few hours on the court.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of doubles
Verb
  • John Ternus takes over in September, in the same weeks the foldable ships and the memory bill lands.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Graves said recruiting and retaining officers remains one of the biggest challenges facing whoever takes over for her, along with continuing to embrace technology and modern policing.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of takes over
Noun
  • 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
Definition of stand-ins
Noun
  • Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of farceurs
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