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
White egrets stood in the shallows, a woodpecker knocked somewhere nearby, and pairs of green parrots flew upstream, beating their wings in time.
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Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The guest of honor Sunday was Scott, who stood in the road across Kavanaugh to serve as the event's honorary judge.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
Phillips stood in the background as Jena-Lisa Jones detailed how Epstein pressured her to bring high school girls to his house.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Standing water stood in the bottom of the reach-in cooler in the second trailer.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
The relatively warm language ahead of Thursday’s talks, likely to overshadow a summit of Asia-Pacific leaders, stood in sharp contrast to heated rhetoric from Washington and Beijing in recent months that at one point saw the two countries impose retaliatory tariffs of more than 100%.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui Anatara Koh Samui stood in for the White Lotus in Thailand.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
The supertall replaces a previous high-rise that stood in its place and features a distinctive design that responds to the space constraints on the tight urban site.
—New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2025
At one point, Queenie meandered over to the kennel and stood in front of Walt.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stood in
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In addition to halibut, another delicate white fish, such as grouper, sea bass or flounder, can be substituted.—
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When the Brazil international was substituted on 81 minutes, whistles rang around the Alinma Stadium, and another replay shown on Movistar TV appeared to show a smiling Simeone pointing to his ear to tell the Brazil forward to listen to the noise being aimed at him.—
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Herrick stepped in to keep the prop from making it to the audience and was ultimately bounced back, landing on his back.—
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A number of states have stepped in to cover the gap, or to provide additional money to food banks; Texas, which has a multibillion-dollar rainy-day fund, has done neither.—
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Pope did his thing with 12 first-half points and Mark took over from there with 18 of his 21 points in the second half, including three triples that had the crowd roaring in approval.—
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This will be the first full season for Angel City coach Alex Straus, who took over in June last season.—
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The opening, filled in just 22 days, became one of the most coveted jobs in Texas high school football.—
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Once the results are certified and she is sworn in, Democrats will outnumber Republicans in the House, 101 to 49, with one vacancy to be filled in a special election next week in the 139th District of Ledyard, Montville and Norwich.—
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She's also covered the cartel wars along the TX-MX border, Congress in Mexico City, 3 presidential races, and 6 hurricanes.—
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At the check-in desk (which is covered in palm-frond prints), you’ll be greeted with a free cold PBR, a tribute to the can-crushing dexterity of the notorious Blondie, who works the legendary lounge downstairs.—
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“Stood in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stood%20in. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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