as in replacement
a person or thing that takes the place of another
the business owners brought in a pinch hitter until a permanent manager could be hired
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Recent Examples of pinch hitter
Hays has had success in a limited sample as a pinch hitter this season.
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Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Strategic decisions by managers with respect to the use of pinch hitters will be moot.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Triston Casas hit a one-out single and pinch hitter Masataka Yoshida doubled to put runners in scoring position.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
Jamie Westbrook, a career minor league journeyman who has spent 11 seasons waiting for his shot, was called up to the big leagues on Sunday and made his debut in the bottom of the ninth after Cora inserted him as a pinch hitter with two outs and the game-winning run at second.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2024
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Matt Gelb, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
Strategic decisions by managers with respect to the use of pinch hitters will be moot.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Triston Casas hit a one-out single and pinch hitter Masataka Yoshida doubled to put runners in scoring position.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 17 Aug. 2024
Jamie Westbrook, a career minor league journeyman who has spent 11 seasons waiting for his shot, was called up to the big leagues on Sunday and made his debut in the bottom of the ninth after Cora inserted him as a pinch hitter with two outs and the game-winning run at second.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pinch hitter
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The bulk of those losses occurred after Feb. 5, when Robin Washington — a longtime Salesforce board member and Gilead’s former CFO — was announced as the replacement for veteran finance chief Amy Weaver, who disclosed plans to depart last year but stayed on until the role was filled.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Whatever is left of the pavlova gets ground into a fine powder and used as a creative replacement for powdered sugar.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2025
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But animals often make poor substitutes for humans.—
Celia Ford,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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Think of it as a high-tech sprinkler system: excellent at putting out small fires instantly, but not a substitute for eliminating flammable materials in the first place.—
Michael Roytman,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Marko, however, is confident that Verstappen will prove to be an effective backup in case of issues with the car.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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Garoppolo and Dobbs both get the Mike White offer (two-year, $8 million, with $4 million guaranteed), and whoever accepts it first becomes Tagovailoa’s backup.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Pinch hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch%20hitter. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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