as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester
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Then, Kris Bryant came on to pinch-hit with the bases loaded and one out, and struck out, prompting a smattering of boos.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2025
More news: Pioneering Baseball Legend, Yankees Broadcaster, Passes Away
In Feb. 1964, Warwick was traded back to St. Louis, for what would become a reserve outfielder/pinch-hitting role.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The Cubs took the lead in the fifth on Justin Turner’s two-out, pinch-hit, infield single with the bases loaded.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Axl Rose even stepped in as a pinch-hitting lead vocalist in 2016.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 10 Apr. 2025
More news: Pioneering Baseball Legend, Yankees Broadcaster, Passes Away
In Feb. 1964, Warwick was traded back to St. Louis, for what would become a reserve outfielder/pinch-hitting role.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
The Cubs took the lead in the fifth on Justin Turner’s two-out, pinch-hit, infield single with the bases loaded.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
Axl Rose even stepped in as a pinch-hitting lead vocalist in 2016.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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Economists note that tariffs can help nurture emerging industries and create manufacturing jobs in sectors where consumers can easily substitute a cheaper domestic product for a higher cost foreign one.—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2025
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On both occasions, the absence of Tarkowski and experienced holding midfielder Idrissa Gueye, substituted on 79 minutes due to cramp, was conspicuous.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Pinch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch-hit. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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