as in replacement
a person or thing that takes the place of another
you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips
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Recent Examples of designated hitter
Starting pitcher Clay Holmes broke his right leg after getting smoked by an 111 mph line drive by New York Yankees designated hitter Spencer Jones in the Mets’ 5-2 loss at Citi Field.
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Royals starter Seth Lugo walked designated hitter Andrew Benintendi, bringing Kelenic up with two on and two outs and the score tied at 3.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
In his first game in three seasons as the Dodgers designated hitter, Teoscar Hernandez had a fourth-inning RBI single and Alex Call turned a start in left field into his own fourth-inning RBI on a sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Freshman designated hitter Dylan Dubovik hit a two-run homer to give the Hurricanes the lead again.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Royals starter Seth Lugo walked designated hitter Andrew Benintendi, bringing Kelenic up with two on and two outs and the score tied at 3.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
In his first game in three seasons as the Dodgers designated hitter, Teoscar Hernandez had a fourth-inning RBI single and Alex Call turned a start in left field into his own fourth-inning RBI on a sacrifice fly for a 4-0 lead.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
Freshman designated hitter Dylan Dubovik hit a two-run homer to give the Hurricanes the lead again.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for designated hitter
Noun
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Evacuated voters who do not have their vote-by-mail ballot can request a replacement at any of the remaining 38 vote centers that will open Saturday as scheduled.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
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If Muncy is going to be out of action for at least some time, the Dodgers have a replacement on the way.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
24 May 2026
Noun
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In the 65th minute, second-half substitute Pablo miscontrolled El Hadji Malick Diouf’s quick throw-in.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Basic income cash transfers are not a good substitute for basic services in a social support system.—
Carrie Brandon Elliot,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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“Designated hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/designated%20hitter. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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