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: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
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Examples of stand-in in a Sentence
Noun
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
Verb
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
Marilyn Granas, who served as the first stand-in for Shirley Temple in films including Bright Eyes, Curly Top and The Little Colonel, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
Officers found Vazquez Villareal standing in the hallway outside of a third-floor room with his hands covered in blood.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
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Noun
In the coming year, Nuru suggests using tools like ChatGPT as a brainstorming partner, rather than a stand-in for your own voice.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Dec. 2025
Marilyn Granas, who served as the first stand-in for Shirley Temple in films including Bright Eyes, Curly Top and The Little Colonel, has died.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
How the song became popular in the US In Scotland, revelers gather just before midnight to stand in a circle, hold hands and sing the song.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Dec. 2025
Officers found Vazquez Villareal standing in the hallway outside of a third-floor room with his hands covered in blood.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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