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Recent Examples of understudy
Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The roles of Audrey and Seymour and will be covered by understudies during the interim two weeks.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 July 2025
Claire Wang, NBC news, 11 June 2025
Their most intriguing prospects are a pair of teenage goaltenders who are currently understudying with their national teams at the 2025 IIHF world championship: Frozen Four winner Hampton Slukynsky of Western Michigan university with Team USA and Carter George with Team Canada.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Noun
In total, the production travels with 297 costumes for the principal actors and ensemble performers, plus about 200 for understudies and swings.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The roles of Audrey and Seymour and will be covered by understudies during the interim two weeks.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 23 July 2025
Verb
The report is the first to focus solely on the health of U.S.-born Asians, a group that experts say has been understudied because of its limited population.
—Claire Wang, NBC news, 11 June 2025
Their most intriguing prospects are a pair of teenage goaltenders who are currently understudying with their national teams at the 2025 IIHF world championship: Frozen Four winner Hampton Slukynsky of Western Michigan university with Team USA and Carter George with Team Canada.
—Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for understudy
Noun
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Jhon Arias and David Moller Wolfe profile as direct replacements for Cunha and Ait-Nouri, and Fer Lopez is a talented player too.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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Perfect Size and Burn Time: At a standard size, the candle provides ample burn time to keep the Halloween spirit glowing throughout the season without the hassle of frequent replacements.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Aug. 2025
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The players, individually ranked no. 14 and No. 16 in the Men’s Doubles standings, have found success hard to come by in gender doubles this year.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Caminero also became the first Ray to post 20 doubles, 30 homers and 75 RBIs through his first 110 games of a season.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Son Heung-min was substituted on 63 minutes, receiving a standing ovation and getting a guard of honor from the players on the pitch before hugging all the members of the Spurs bench as the crowd chanted his name.—
Steve Price,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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If granted, a DPE allows teams – in this case, the Pacers – to effectively bring in a player as a stand-in for their out-of-commission player.—
Tony East,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Normalizing the outcast is a staple of teen stories, helping angsty adolescents recognize and accept their own strange behavior by spotting it in their cool onscreen stand-in.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
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Tonight’s performance is billed as the Killers of Kill Tony, which will feature comedians who have become regulars on his wildly popular comedy competition.—
Frank DiGiacomo,
Billboard,
15 Aug. 2025
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The comedian wrote a short but powerful caption to mark year nine on Instagram in August 2025.—
Essence,
Essence,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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He was berated by the president and Vice President JD Vance for insufficient gratitude toward the United States for its help and for standing in the way of a peace agreement with Russia.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The Starship vehicle SpaceX assigned to the next flight, designated Ship 36, exploded on a test stand in Texas as teams filled it with cryogenic propellants for an engine test-firing.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Drivers also will be able to use the bridge as an alternate to the W.T. Harris Boulevard and Mallard Creek Church Road I-85 interchanges.—
Joe Marusak
July 9,
Charlotte Observer,
9 July 2025
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Among the six alternates, two are women and four are men.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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After a long, stressful summer for Miami-Dade’s school district with a federal funding freeze that had the superintendent mobilized to get lawmakers to step in, the first day of school kicked off on a more positive note.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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For example, simply jumping from 2,000 to 4,000 steps in a day was accompanied by nearly a 36% lower risk of dying.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Understudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understudy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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