stand-in

Example Sentences

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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

And on Tuesday all eyes were certainly on whether Vance could repeat Rubio's relaxed performance as a stand-in for White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, who is on maternity leave.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Soon, the word became a stand-in for “catchy,” shorthand that could be used to categorize just about any song with a single word.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

I’ll never have with him what I had with Jesse—I doubt I’ll have that again With anyone—but I want to be more than Marcus’s stand-in.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson