DESIGNATED HITTERS Synonyms: 34 Similar Words

designated hitters

noun

plural of designated hitter

as in replacements

a person or thing that takes the place of another you'll have to be my designated hitter in the office while I'm on business trips

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Noun

Non-stars say the number of jobs has plummeted and that they are being tricked into training their replacements.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Compare service call fees, per-claim caps and annual aggregate limits to the cost of repairs and replacements in your area.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of replacements

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Only Anthropic knows for sure how often users rely on Claude to generate substitutes for musicians’ songs, the lawsuit said.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Europe Is Building Two Digital Money Models The digital euro and EURR should not necessarily be viewed as direct substitutes.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

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