stand-in

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But with the exiled skipper at the crease 275 miles away, stand-in captain Root began a typically masterful unbeaten 75 to take England's rearguard into the final day.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

While the Ivy League university grappled with its newly co-educational student body, Mr. Trudeau’s early cartoons played on the romantic failings of his stand-in, the immature Mike Doonesbury.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Cerium, which is often used as a stand-in for plutonium, condensed in a similar manner to uranium.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Romero explains how the Supreme Court is essentially treating Callais “as a stand-in for principles that the justices either did not discuss in that case or flat-out claimed to reject.”

From Slate • May 21, 2026

“Isn’t that what you’re doing? Tell me this girl isn’t some stand-in for Mom. Some surrogate.”

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black