as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester
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Recent Examples of pinch-hit
However, Aaron Boone chose not to pinch-hit for backup catcher J.C. Escarra, who started, with the bases loaded and nobody out prior to the Vivas at-bat.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025
Nolan Jones pinch-hit for Rocchio (and not Austin Hedges, who was on deck) to lead off the seventh with the score tied on Thursday.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Heyward pinch-hit twice for Gonzalez in the fifth spot.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
With two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Warwick pinch-hit for Ray Sadecki with the score tied 4-4 and the go-ahead run on second base.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Apr. 2025
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substitute
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This article is for informational purposes only and does not substitute for professional medical advice.—
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Adoptees who have searched for information about their birth families and academics who have studied international adoption have long known of cases in which one child was substituted at the last minute for another—or of birth mothers who were coerced or tricked into relinquishing their children.—
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“Pinch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch-hit. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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