Thesaurus results for FILL-INS

fill-ins

noun

plural of fill-in

as in replacements

a person or thing that takes the place of another I'm just a fill-in, so I have no idea where office supplies are kept

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Recent Examples of fill-ins That’s because the players who have been called up as fill-ins for the injured also were on the ice. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026 Then there are the fill-ins from Triple-A who pop up regularly. — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026 Merrill is not new to the station, having done weekends and fill-ins previously. — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026 Sensing hesitance as well as incompetence, coaches and players alike tried to sway the flailing fill-ins at every turn. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 The show’s format has continued to adapt with temporary substitutions, including past fill-ins during maternity leave and other extended absences among cast members. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026 In Diggs’ place, Schottenheimer mentioned Trikweze Bridges and Caelen Carson as potential fill-ins against the Commanders. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025 In 2022, the civil grand jury found evidence of mutual distrust between Cupertino City Council members and city staff, which led to a long line of resignations and fill-ins in the city manager’s position. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 June 2026

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Noun

In cases of cobalt toxicity linked to hip replacements, the symptoms usually develop over many months, not weeks, as in the woman’s case.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
Ukraine's attacks damaged specialized equipment that is often sourced abroad, making repairs time-consuming and expensive as workarounds or replacements are sought by evading sanctions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of replacements

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In my West Palm Beach practice, cancer patients who need these skin substitutes instead have open head wounds.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
For 74 minutes, this game was goalless, but part of the joy of World Cups comes from substitutes actually making their mark.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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