Thesaurus results for PINCH-HITTING

pinch-hitting

verb

present participle of pinch-hit

as in substituting

to serve as a replacement usually for a time only assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester

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Recent Examples of pinch-hitting The bullpens battled to a scoreless draw, the Dodgers’ last stand falling flat after Tucker and pinch-hitting rookie Josue De Paula drew a pair of two-out walks against Brewers closer Trevor Megill. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The Yankees will have to decide whether Stanton did enough to warrant a roster spot in the Wild Card; he would likely be restricted to pinch-hitting. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026 Sousa’s third pitch was roped to center field by the pinch-hitting Stefanic for a two-run single that put the A’s ahead 2-1. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 That was clear with the bullpen hierarchy, pinch-hitting for guys and defensive subs late in games. — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2026 Sabrowski was tasked with retiring Josh Rojas — who was pinch-hitting for Tyler Tolbert. — Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Fischer’s booming bat could be used in a crucial pinch-hitting role. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Tatis, reading the moment well in just his third pinch-hitting appearance this year, earned a four-pitch walk. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026 Siri, who was pinch-hitting, then drilled a double into the gap in left-center, scoring the tying run. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2026

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substituting

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His reverence for her motherhood — which the film avoids asking her about, substituting discussion with endless visuals of her breastfeeding and swinging her children through the waves — echoes the themes of season one.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Instead, Brammall and Dyer came close to substituting Colin with an elderly lady, before reverting to their original premise.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026

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