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: someone employed to occupy an actor's place while lights and camera are readied
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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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Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Breaking out as a stand-in for a young Steven Spielberg in his Universal film The Fabelmans, he’s also been seen in titles like Snack Shack and The Predator, as well as Showtime’s American Gigolo.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Police stand in front of the Brazilian Supreme Court after explosions in the Three Powers Square in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 13, 2024.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Their Biblical-like setting, with tiers of ochre-stone structures clinging to the craggy terrain, has long prompted filmmakers (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Bruce Beresford, and Mel Gibson) to use the location as a stand-in for ancient locales.
—Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Breaking out as a stand-in for a young Steven Spielberg in his Universal film The Fabelmans, he’s also been seen in titles like Snack Shack and The Predator, as well as Showtime’s American Gigolo.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
So let Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Black’s directorial debut, stand in for all of the above in part because Christmas is so central, narratively and thematically, to its plot.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 17 Nov. 2024
Police stand in front of the Brazilian Supreme Court after explosions in the Three Powers Square in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 13, 2024.
—Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Stand-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand-in. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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