stand in for
Example Sentences
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This allowed closely related groups to stand in for species that were not directly included.
From Science Daily • May 2, 2026
Fellow GB News presenter Alex Armstrong is due to stand in for Holmes in the coming week, the channel reports.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
We’re tapping digital buttons that now stand in for physical buttons that once stood in for a mechanical method for interacting with a complex system.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
They could even create deepfakes to stand in for them on camera.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
But then he thought about what he was about to do: stand in for Duke.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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