as in substituted
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 stood in
Though the crisis was averted, Wednesday’s competition stood in stark contrast to the 2024 Olympic and 2023 world medal-winning performances.
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Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Families broken Noemi, a Guatemalan mother and asylum seeker, stood in the parking lot at an ICE office north of Los Angeles, her three children wailing and clinging to her, glass from the family's car scattered at their feet.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
That statement stood in stark contrast to the longstanding stodginess of the Kings, which dissipated into flat-out ineffectiveness under Jim Hiller for three quarters of last season until he was sacked.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 11 June 2026
On Monday, Hilton still stood in second place behind Democratic frontrunner Xavier Becerra, but his lead over billionaire Tom Steyer had narrowed to about 5 percentage points, and the outcome was still uncertain.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Throughout the afternoon, hundreds of people stood in hours-long lines to donate blood At vigils throughout the city, people held candles, hugged strangers and mourned.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
But so far, courts have not stood in the way when state governments have wanted to try to execute the same man again.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Franco Baresi stood in the Amazon Theatre in Manaus.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Senate Democrats, with all the women dressed in white, stood in the well in defiance.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Families broken Noemi, a Guatemalan mother and asylum seeker, stood in the parking lot at an ICE office north of Los Angeles, her three children wailing and clinging to her, glass from the family's car scattered at their feet.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 18 June 2026
That statement stood in stark contrast to the longstanding stodginess of the Kings, which dissipated into flat-out ineffectiveness under Jim Hiller for three quarters of last season until he was sacked.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 11 June 2026
On Monday, Hilton still stood in second place behind Democratic frontrunner Xavier Becerra, but his lead over billionaire Tom Steyer had narrowed to about 5 percentage points, and the outcome was still uncertain.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Throughout the afternoon, hundreds of people stood in hours-long lines to donate blood At vigils throughout the city, people held candles, hugged strangers and mourned.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026
But so far, courts have not stood in the way when state governments have wanted to try to execute the same man again.
—Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Franco Baresi stood in the Amazon Theatre in Manaus.
—James Horncastle, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Senate Democrats, with all the women dressed in white, stood in the well in defiance.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood in
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Raphina signaled for Brazil's medical team to take a look at him at the 39-minute-mark and was substituted off in favor of Rayan quickly.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
20 June 2026
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Captain Luka Modric, now 40, was substituted before the hour mark and has less influence on games these days.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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After the handball in the box on Czechia's Pavel Sulc, Teboho Mokoena stepped in for a penalty, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and buried a shot into the left side of the net to make this a 1-1 match with under 10 minutes to go.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Gilmore, who stepped in as chief investment officer in the summer of 2024, directs a staff of more than 300 while facing scrutiny from politicians, union leaders, environmentalists, taxpayer groups and the media.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Matt Chapman signed his extension before Posey took over, but his first big move was bringing in free-agent shortstop Willy Adames.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Cordero's stone took over a year.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
Verb
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Scotland's Tartan Army supporters were out in mass, creating a wave of red inside a filled in Gillette Stadium, located about 30 miles outside Boston.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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At the Wedge, spectators showed up at dawn and filled in through the day to get a glimpse at the chaos.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
9 June 2026
Verb
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In Mississippi, Highway 49 was covered with up to three feet of water, stranding cars, local officials reported to the weather service.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
20 June 2026
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On her return journey, Luban covered about 4,350 miles.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
19 June 2026
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