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
Local stand-ins for Western platforms—Digikala for Amazon, Café Bazaar for Google Play, Aparat for YouTube—had turned sanctions into a kind of DIY advantage.
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Indrani Sen, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Sugar substitutes are marketed as a healthier alternative to regular sugar, stand-ins that will offer the same sweet taste but won’t pose the same threat to your weight or dental health.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Where magazines and newspapers once were, glass stand-ins bearing skyline imagery will occupy illuminated lightbox shelves.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Walker died in November 2013 while Furious 7 was still in production, and his character’s scenes were completed through CGI, archival footage and the use of brothers Caleb and Cody Walker as stand-ins.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
However, the franchise has repeatedly reiterated that Brian is canonically alive, and Brian's last film appearance utilized Walker's brothers as stand-ins, so there is precedent for the character appearing on screen despite of the actor's untimely death.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—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 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
Indrani Sen, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
Sugar substitutes are marketed as a healthier alternative to regular sugar, stand-ins that will offer the same sweet taste but won’t pose the same threat to your weight or dental health.
—Caroline Tien, SELF, 27 Feb. 2026
Where magazines and newspapers once were, glass stand-ins bearing skyline imagery will occupy illuminated lightbox shelves.
—Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Walker died in November 2013 while Furious 7 was still in production, and his character’s scenes were completed through CGI, archival footage and the use of brothers Caleb and Cody Walker as stand-ins.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
However, the franchise has repeatedly reiterated that Brian is canonically alive, and Brian's last film appearance utilized Walker's brothers as stand-ins, so there is precedent for the character appearing on screen despite of the actor's untimely death.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stand-ins
Noun
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Bayern coach Vincent Kompany had several youngsters among the substitutes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The other substitutes at Selhurst Park have, presumably, not played enough recent minutes to justify surprise starts against Brentford.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The replacements – marbles, the honeycomb candy carving game, the ddakji tile-flipping game – were chosen because any viewer anywhere could understand them within seconds.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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Users can get free replacements from Insulet.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Stand-ins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stand-ins. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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