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
Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Police Department officers stand in formation near the entrance of the Metro Detention Center in Los Angeles on August 8, 2025.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Writer-director Hikari’s comedy-drama, costarring Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman and Akira Emoto, follows Fraser’s American actor taking on the role of stand-in father to a Tokyo family in need.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Another guy might like to stand in a room and read the play off, and actually walk through the play.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Police Department officers stand in formation near the entrance of the Metro Detention Center in Los Angeles on August 8, 2025.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
His ambitions get somewhat begrudging support from obvious Jim Halpert stand-in Mare (Chelsea Frei), the most competent journalist in the newsroom.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Writer-director Hikari’s comedy-drama, costarring Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman and Akira Emoto, follows Fraser’s American actor taking on the role of stand-in father to a Tokyo family in need.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand in
Verb
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In February’s 2-1 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Ibrahima Konate was booked in the 31st minute, but lasted until half-time, when he was substituted for Jarell Quansah.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Joseph substituted Toklomati before stoppage time, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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However, it wasn't positioned as a replacement for the Plus, but as the company exploring a new design trend.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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If White is recalled, a temporary replacement will be appointed by either county legislators or a judge until voters can elect a new county executive in November 2026.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When a small job of filling in a hole that a pet has dug or where a root has rotted, homeowners can easily handle this type of job themselves.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
11 Sep. 2025
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This is a cross-functional approach, which blends clinical informatics, data/analytics, software development/automation and AI engineering skills to connect more dots and fill in the gaps.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Anderson and his team step in to accelerate processes like SOC 2 Readiness or ISO 27001 Implementation, helping businesses meet requirements quickly without cutting corners.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The 20-day is the more sensitive of the three moving averages but seems to be doing the job of offering support after two weeks or chop and slop around it before buyers step in and push it higher.—
Todd Gordon,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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In other words, Ellison’s surge in wealth Wednesday morning reflected investor expectations that computers will take over many jobs now done by humans — and Oracle will benefit.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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African states, too, have started hiring Russian, Turkish, Romanian, and South African private military companies (PMCs) to battle insurgencies, to deploy drones against jihadists, and to reclaim resource-rich areas taken over by rebels.—
Alia Brahimi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Stand in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand%20in. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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