Thesaurus results for FILL-INS

fill-ins

noun

plural of fill-in

as in replacements

a person or thing that takes the place of another I'm just a fill-in, so I have no idea where office supplies are kept

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Recent Examples of fill-ins In 2022, the civil grand jury found evidence of mutual distrust between Cupertino City Council members and city staff, which led to a long line of resignations and fill-ins in the city manager’s position. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 The show’s format has continued to adapt with temporary substitutions, including past fill-ins during maternity leave and other extended absences among cast members. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 June 2026 Sensing hesitance as well as incompetence, coaches and players alike tried to sway the flailing fill-ins at every turn. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 That’s because the players who have been called up as fill-ins for the injured also were on the ice. — Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 23 Mar. 2026 Then there are the fill-ins from Triple-A who pop up regularly. — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2026 Merrill is not new to the station, having done weekends and fill-ins previously. — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026 In Diggs’ place, Schottenheimer mentioned Trikweze Bridges and Caelen Carson as potential fill-ins against the Commanders. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2025

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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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