understudy
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After signing from Sheffield United in 2017, Ramsdale was an understudy to experienced goalkeeper Asmir Begovic at the Vitality Stadium for two years before his breakthrough.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
But on Saturday, the quarterback who had chosen to become an understudy was suddenly asked to become a savior.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
I was cast as an understudy on the soap opera “One Life to Live.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Gardner’s wife, Emily Larger, is in the ensemble and serves as assistant dance captain, as well as an understudy for Mrs. Potts and Madame de l’Amour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Afterward, he had taken a long time to choose between Andrea and Nadine to be Autumn's understudy.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
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Also displaying massive versatility is Summer Severin, who, in addition to being an ensemble swing member, serves as dance captain and understudies the role of Marlena.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Viewers watch as Jeanine intellectualizes each character’s motivations and inner thoughts, dictating them to the performers onstage and their understudies.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
His understudies, Jake Oettinger and Jeremy Swayman, are arguably better than any other goalie in the tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2025
Harry Kane is obviously England's first-choice striker but a back injury sharpens the focus on his understudies.
From BBC ● May 20, 2024
Hours of Greek history were in it, and long rows of tombs and temples—the Parthenon of gods and goddesses, with a few outlying scores of heroes and understudies.
From Mr. Achilles by Jennette Lee
She said it is too new and understudied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
"The role of astrocytes in central nervous system healing is remarkably understudied," said David Underhill, PhD, chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2026
He recently analysed just how understudied most other bacteria have been relative to E. coli.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
The Bowl granted him three weeks off for rehearsals in July, where he also understudied as Erivo’s Jesus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2025
A successful soloist at Friday rehearsal may be found incompetent by Sunday, so that all solo work is carefully understudied.
From The Boy's Voice A Book of Practical Information on The Training of Boys' Voices For Church Choirs, &c. by John Spencer Curwen
A staple of the D.C. area’s stages since 2015, the 28-year-old actor already knew the part after understudying it for a 2020 production at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
Now graduated, Shavit-Lonstein works two day jobs while “swinging” — understudying multiple roles — in “Winnie the Pooh” at StoryBook Theater in Kirkland.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022
It was there where Poitier was given the role of understudying Harry Belafonte in "Days of our Youth."
From Fox News ● Jan. 7, 2022
My fantasy is that the actor I’m understudying books some big Marvel movie.
From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2021
She is left with a great deal of spare time on her hands when merely understudying, or out of an engagement.
From The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements by G. R. M. Devereux
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