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
Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The person was also seen in back of the house standing in front of a driveway camera, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV reported.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
And since opposite sides of the box are identical — remember, the box is our 3D torus stand-in — those two circles will be identical as well.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Verb
By focusing on massive data center construction—such as the one-million-square-foot facility already underway in Texas—Stargate offers a tangible, immediate investment opportunity that stands in sharp contrast to China’s slower, more diversified approach.
—Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
The person was also seen in back of the house standing in front of a driveway camera, Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV reported.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
Productions initially began to rely on the state as a substitute for New York City’s five boroughs, as Hoboken and Jersey City’s brownstones made for ideal stand-ins for Manhattan and Brooklyn.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
And since opposite sides of the box are identical — remember, the box is our 3D torus stand-in — those two circles will be identical as well.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Verb
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In some cases, those in power manage to substitute kleptocracy and state violence for administration; for instance, in Venezuela, where first Hugo Chávez and then Nicolás Maduro destroyed a prosperous and functioning state.—
Russell Muirhead,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Jan. 2025
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Even more significant, substituting fish was associated with a 28% lower risk and chicken with a 16% lower risk of dementia.—
Emily Cegielski,
Flow Space,
22 Jan. 2025
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Still, the team will begin preseason training Wednesday without a permanent replacement for coach Becki Tweed and with Parsons just a week into his job replacing general manager Angela Mangano Hucles.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Short has major-league experience around the infield and profiles as a replacement for Grae Kessinger, whom Houston traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in January.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Luckily, there’s more than enough going on in the world outside the comic book pages to allow readers to fill in their own subtext.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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As Thibodeau will attest, aggression like this doesn’t work without teammates who can fill in the gaps, as Hart does here.—
Fred Katz,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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An Italian organization, Blue Tyre, had stepped in to pay some expenses, such as fuel and basic equipment.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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Depending on the state, there may also be other steps in the process such as home studies, which help social workers ensure the child will be living in a safe and stable environment.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Then, Bill Parcells took over in 1997, a new sheriff in town.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
The Athletic,
28 Jan. 2025
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The man went back inside, joining the party that had taken over the bar.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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