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Recent Examples of Synonyms for understudying
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Farke responded by substituting Bijol for Joe Rodon, who was much more confident in carrying the ball forward, and James Justin for Stach.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026 -
Here opposites — classy and brassy — are distractions, with odd-couple joking substituting for something more substantial.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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And there’s nothing like the disorienting effect of standing in darkness in an unfamiliar place to quicken the senses and sharpen the ear.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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Such an agreement would require battling — and even dismantling — an entrenched and incompetent bureaucracy to speed up economic reforms, and getting rid of old-school historic commanders and everyone else in the government, the Communist Party and the top military echelons standing in the way.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Hello and welcome to Eye on AI, this is Sharon Goldman subbing for Jeremy Kahn today.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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Deploying some zone defense, Denver scraped by for five minutes, outscoring the Warriors by two before subbing Jokic and Watson back in together.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
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On Saturday, conditions look mainly dry to start, with rain filling in by the afternoon hours.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The whole neighborhood is compact and walkable, with patios, cafés, and seasonal events like Yorkville Murals filling in the gaps.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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Those who aren’t taking over the whole place and enjoy more of a scene can flit over in the island’s speedboat to neighboring Hurawalhi, with its buzzy bar, big gym, and underwater restaurant.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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Thomson led Philadelphia to the 2022 World Series after taking over for Girardi, losing to the Houston Astros in six games.—
Dan Gelston,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Verb
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And in the bottom of the seventh, Yoshida led off with a single, Trevor Story walked, Ceddanne Rafaela, pinch-hitting for Marcelo Mayer, lined a ball past the outstretched glove arm of first baseman Keith, but far inside the right-field line for a two-run single.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Schmitt grounded into a double play, and Jerar Encarnacion (pinch-hitting for Jung Hoo Lee) struck out swinging.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2026
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Jonathan Groff was the original star of a production that had many top-tier talents stepping in at different phases of the production’s elaborate run.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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Robertson grounds both versions of Niall in a sad-eyed misery, with Bell stepping in and giving the character grace notes of humor that don’t always seem to fit the story.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Apr. 2026
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Their station Y’Allternative will also be covering the festival on Sunday.—
Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Before the Hill, Cusack was a reporter and editor for Inside Washington Publishers, covering the Labor Department and the Department of Health and Human Services.—
Bob Cusack,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Understudying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/understudying. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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