stand in for
Example Sentences
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Mottled green daubs represent grass; lounging amoebic growths stand in for rocks, perhaps mountain peaks.
She will have to stand in for thousands of others.
From Los Angeles Times
Counsellors of state can stand in for a monarch who is ill or overseas although, in practice, only working royals are expected to be called upon to fulfil those duties.
From BBC
Advocates called for Europe to bolster its commercial satellite imagery sector to stand in for unreliable U.S. technology.
From Barron's
Until a successor is selected, Haddad's deputy, General Salaheddine al-Namroush, will stand in for him, according to the presidential council.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
