as in substitutes
a person or thing that takes the place of another
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
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Recent Examples of stand-ins
With Barca in no position financially to bring in a centre-of-the-park reinforcement from the market, stand-ins to partner Frenkie de Jong - suspended against the Danes - will have to be deployed in-house.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Across the series, locations have included Cardiff Bay’s Oval Basin, Penarth Pier, and the grand Tredegar House in Newport, all of which appear on screen as various stand-ins for London, or for unnamed suburbs which house the private worlds of the ultra-wealthy.
—Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
The Oslo musician’s debut album is a darkly glamorous blur of trip-hop and dance pop, with copious reverb and Auto-Tune as stand-ins for yearning, uneasiness, and irresolution.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
The best kitchen islands are savvy stand-ins for small spaces, kitchens lacking prep space or drawers, and a workspace for everything from mirepoix to math homework.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Apple cider vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, and Dijon mustard are stand-ins for mayonnaise in the dressing of this tangy coleslaw.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Even mocktails are evolving beyond sugary stand-ins.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Faux brass candlesticks, plastic nutcrackers, and off-brand plaid blankets are hauled out as budget stand-ins for the designer’s signature style.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Inventive prop makers undoubtedly experimented with other stand-ins for blood over the centuries, like splashes of red paint.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Across the series, locations have included Cardiff Bay’s Oval Basin, Penarth Pier, and the grand Tredegar House in Newport, all of which appear on screen as various stand-ins for London, or for unnamed suburbs which house the private worlds of the ultra-wealthy.
—Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2026
The Oslo musician’s debut album is a darkly glamorous blur of trip-hop and dance pop, with copious reverb and Auto-Tune as stand-ins for yearning, uneasiness, and irresolution.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
The best kitchen islands are savvy stand-ins for small spaces, kitchens lacking prep space or drawers, and a workspace for everything from mirepoix to math homework.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Jan. 2026
Apple cider vinegar, sugar, vegetable oil, and Dijon mustard are stand-ins for mayonnaise in the dressing of this tangy coleslaw.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Jan. 2026
Even mocktails are evolving beyond sugary stand-ins.
—Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Faux brass candlesticks, plastic nutcrackers, and off-brand plaid blankets are hauled out as budget stand-ins for the designer’s signature style.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
Inventive prop makers undoubtedly experimented with other stand-ins for blood over the centuries, like splashes of red paint.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-ins
Noun
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Clean energy systems are not just lower-carbon substitutes for fossil fuels.—
Maria Mendiluce,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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In Mapleton Public Schools, 66 teachers called out, and district officials were able to fill most of the absences with substitutes, Johnson said.—
Bruce Finley,
Denver Post,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Boeing has been working on replacements, but the program has faced a series of delays.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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As CinemaCon was getting underway in the spring, Bloomberg ran an audacious piece that Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav was interviewing the duo’s replacements.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Stand-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-ins. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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