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understudies 1 of 2

noun

plural of understudy
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as in alternates

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as in comedians

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understudies

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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
  • Could the comedians have listed tickets for $200 a pop and still packed the ferry?
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Three decades into his career, Lawrence is helping the next generation of comedians.
    — Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 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
  • Consumers should stop use immediately and contact the companies for replacements.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The fee will also support a 50% increase in heavy maintenance projects, the city said, such as concrete panel replacements and asphalt resurfacing.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of replacements
Noun
  • Pittsburgh also recorded four doubles that helped account for the late comeback.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The Rays went ahead 2-0 in the first inning on run-scoring doubles by DeLuca and Chandler Simpson.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of doubles
Verb
  • Baiz takes over for longtime ARC head coach Jon Osterhout, now the assistant athletic director and chief of staff of Sacramento State’s football program, his alma mater.
    — JOE DAVIDSON, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Lee Munn takes over as Southlake Carroll’s first new head coach since 2018, replacing Riley Dodge and inheriting a program still chasing its first state title since 2011.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 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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“Understudies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understudies. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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