as in to substitute
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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as in substitute
a person or thing that takes the place of another
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
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Recent Examples of stand in
Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2025
Bank of Montreal is one of Canada’s biggest companies, standing in the top ten in terms of market cap.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Piper’s preference for the local culture over her family’s insular wealth evokes Fred Hechinger’s Quinn from that same year, and both Rick and Victoria come across in different ways as stand-ins for Tanya.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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Verb
These are the 11 oldest buildings in America that are still standing in the country—listed based on when they were completed—proving America has its own roster of ancient architecture.
—Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 26 Feb. 2025
Bank of Montreal is one of Canada’s biggest companies, standing in the top ten in terms of market cap.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
Returning good or great value on a cheap salary were, among others, Hoffman’s stand-in Rod Beck, Hoffman’s successor Heath Bell and Preller imports such as Fernando Rodney, Kirby Yates and Brad Hand.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
Piper’s preference for the local culture over her family’s insular wealth evokes Fred Hechinger’s Quinn from that same year, and both Rick and Victoria come across in different ways as stand-ins for Tanya.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand in
Verb
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Webster took over the captain’s armband once Danny Welbeck had been substituted in the second halves of both recent matches against Chelsea and is regarded by Hurzeler as one of his dressing-room leaders.—
Andy Naylor,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Unlike post-Vietnam Presidents, Trump has also abandoned internationalism for a crude form of unilateralism and has substituted personal grievance for national strategy.—
Steven Gillon / Made by History,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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The bulk of those losses occurred after Feb. 5, when Robin Washington — a longtime Salesforce board member and Gilead’s former CFO — was announced as the replacement for veteran finance chief Amy Weaver, who disclosed plans to depart last year but stayed on until the role was filled.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Whatever is left of the pavlova gets ground into a fine powder and used as a creative replacement for powdered sugar.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Ora was at the desk for a third consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2025
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Among the Promenade’s challenges is its scale — the mall’s unusually large stores can be hard to fill in an era when many big retailers are reducing their footprints.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Right now select live sporting events and shows from ESPN and the ESPN+ service are available on Disney+, though the creation of a Disney+ specific program is a new step in the direction of streaming content.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Feb. 2025
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The Forensic Institute has identified the bodies of the four hostages Hamas released to the Red Cross on Thursday, marking another step in the first phase of the cease-fire between the terrorist group and Israel.—
Andrea Margolis,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The program is overseen by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, under the Department of Health and Human Services, which was recently taken over by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whom Mr. Trump named as secretary.—
Corey Kilgannon,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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When Bret Bielema took over at Illinois in December 2020, the Fighting Illini hadn’t enjoyed a winning season in nine years and had signed just three top-50 recruiting classes in the previous decade.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Stand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand%20in. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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