as in replacement
a person or thing that takes the place of another
the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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Recent Examples of pinch hitter
Down three runs, Miguel Vargas and pinch hitter Edgar Quero singled with one out against Hoby Milner.
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Ashcraft walked Liam Hicks, prompting Pirates manager Don Kelly to replace him with Dennis Santana, who ended the threat by striking out pinch hitter Kyle Stowers.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
He was lifted for pinch hitter Rob Refsnyder in the 11th.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 9 June 2025
In the bottom of the fifth with two outs, the Red Raiders had the bases loaded after a single from pinch hitter Raegan Jennings, a double from center fielder Mihyia Davis, and then a walk to first baseman Lauren Allred.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2025
Ashcraft walked Liam Hicks, prompting Pirates manager Don Kelly to replace him with Dennis Santana, who ended the threat by striking out pinch hitter Kyle Stowers.
—Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
He was lifted for pinch hitter Rob Refsnyder in the 11th.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 9 June 2025
In the bottom of the fifth with two outs, the Red Raiders had the bases loaded after a single from pinch hitter Raegan Jennings, a double from center fielder Mihyia Davis, and then a walk to first baseman Lauren Allred.
—Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinch hitter
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An apparent late replacement for rapper Travis Scott, country music artist Jelly Roll is clearly working very hard to ensure his pairing with Randy Orton and feud with Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul goes as well as possible.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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There was a 17-minute delay in the first half of Shrewsbury Town’s fixture against Bromley as a replacement for Scott Chaulkley was found.—
Jessica Hopkins,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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Vought left the meeting saying there would be a substitute amendment that would eliminate $400 million in cuts to an AIDS prevention program, one of the main concerns of Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.—
July 16,
CBS News,
16 July 2025
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The collard greens were a substitute food for that day and not posted on the day’s menu, according to health department documents.—
Julia Ainsley,
NBC news,
14 July 2025
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Fermin, the primary backup to Royals icon Salvador Perez, has supplied a .648 OPS and 0.4 fWAR in 67 games this season.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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This is an area where the cheaper S25 Ultra still beats the new foldable, with higher-resolution backup cameras and multiple optical zoom levels.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 July 2025
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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