as in substituting
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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Recent Examples of pinch-hitting
Luis Matos, pinch-hitting for Drew Gilbert, reached base to start the inning when Betts made a throwing error.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
And after pinch-hitting for Iglesias in the ninth inning last night, Shildt put Mason McCoy at shortstop in the 10th.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Nathaniel Lowe joined Story on base with a single, and Romy Gonzalez, pinch-hitting for Rob Refsnyder, advanced them to second and third with a groundout.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
And after pinch-hitting for Iglesias in the ninth inning last night, Shildt put Mason McCoy at shortstop in the 10th.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025
Nathaniel Lowe joined Story on base with a single, and Romy Gonzalez, pinch-hitting for Rob Refsnyder, advanced them to second and third with a groundout.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinch-hitting
substituting
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As the dish spread, variations began to pop up with some cooks substituting different kinds of beef, adding carrots for extra sweetness, or adapting it to a soup, like this recipe.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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Taking the question further, and assuming the Fed capable of the magic that Democrats, Republicans and even libertarians ascribe to it, won’t private capital retreat overcome the Fed substituting itself for the marketplace in the first place?—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Pinch-hitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch-hitting. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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