as in substituting
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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Recent Examples of standing in
Three out of the four teams still standing in the NCAA men’s volleyball tournament are Big West Conference teams.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Totoro standing in profile against a bright cerulean backdrop.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
For fans who have spent years studying every frame of a music video, standing in those exact spots is the kind of moment that scrolls across your feed and stops everyone else, too.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Walking inside today means standing in nearly four centuries of layered history.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Retirees who have more time to spend in shopping lines become their families’ lifelines, taking on the cumbersome task of searching for food and standing in long lines.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
And there’s nothing like the disorienting effect of standing in darkness in an unfamiliar place to quicken the senses and sharpen the ear.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Eventually, people could not resist returning to their lives, to routines more comfortable than standing in the streets with the sun glaring in your eyes, squinting up to check the position of snipers on a roof, or working with cramping fingers sewing your tenth mask of the night.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
When the nefarious Red Ribbon Army mounts a comeback, Piccolo and Gohan are the only fighters standing in its way.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Totoro standing in profile against a bright cerulean backdrop.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
For fans who have spent years studying every frame of a music video, standing in those exact spots is the kind of moment that scrolls across your feed and stops everyone else, too.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Apr. 2026
Walking inside today means standing in nearly four centuries of layered history.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2026
Retirees who have more time to spend in shopping lines become their families’ lifelines, taking on the cumbersome task of searching for food and standing in long lines.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
And there’s nothing like the disorienting effect of standing in darkness in an unfamiliar place to quicken the senses and sharpen the ear.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Eventually, people could not resist returning to their lives, to routines more comfortable than standing in the streets with the sun glaring in your eyes, squinting up to check the position of snipers on a roof, or working with cramping fingers sewing your tenth mask of the night.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
When the nefarious Red Ribbon Army mounts a comeback, Piccolo and Gohan are the only fighters standing in its way.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for standing in
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The problem of companies substituting hemp for marijuana dates to 2018, when Congress legalized hemp, a close cousin of marijuana that has only trace amounts of THC, the psychoactive compound that makes people high.—
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
15 May 2026
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The restaurant also has vegan versions of many of its most popular menu items, substituting meat for falafel and its aioli and tzatziki sauces with lemon-herb tahini dressing.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
12 May 2026
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The recent images also reveal layers of Mars' complex geological past across the region, suggesting Shalbatana Vallis may once have been even deeper before gradually filling in with sediments, ash and other material over time.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2026
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To mark Women’s Health Month, Flow Space caught up with the CEOs of several companies that are making waves for filling in key gaps in routine screenings and diagnostics.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
15 May 2026
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With David ultimately stepping in as director, his family saw it through.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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As travelers across the country look for low-cost flights following the shuttering of Spirit Airlines, one airline is stepping in to fill the void in the Pittsburgh area.—
Patrick Damp,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Despite opening foreign properties like the Michelangelo in New York’s Midtown district in 1992, taking over the Hotel Castille in Paris in 2005 and The Gore, The Pelham and The Franklin in London in 2014, the focus for the group remains fixed on Italy.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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The county is taking over day-to-day oversight of the initiative from United Way.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
12 May 2026
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“Standing in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20in. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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