1
: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
2
stood in; standing in; stands in
: to act as a stand-in
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Examples of stand-in in a Sentence
Noun
hired him at the last minute as a stand-in for the person who quit
Verb
she will be standing in for the regular teacher for a week
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6 July 2026
The character serves as a stand-in for contemporary anxieties and aspirations.
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John Wogan,
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30 June 2026
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
People try to cool down by standing in front of a mister spraying cool water during a heat wave in Rome near the Colosseum on June 26, 2026.
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Leigh Kiniry,
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30 June 2026
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Noun
That suggests data centers are a stand-in for anger at Big Tech and AI, which some industry leaders have warned could result in mass unemployment and—in a worst-case scenario—humanity’s extinction.
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The Week Us,
TheWeek,
6 July 2026
The character serves as a stand-in for contemporary anxieties and aspirations.
—
John Wogan,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Verb
Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote that the Constitution would not stand in the way if Congress sought to restrict birthright citizenship though legislation.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
People try to cool down by standing in front of a mister spraying cool water during a heat wave in Rome near the Colosseum on June 26, 2026.
—
Leigh Kiniry,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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