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pinch hit v.
represent v.
substitute v.

VERB

pinch hit

Synonyms

WEAK

alternate answer for back up be in place of change commute cover for deputize displace do the work of double for fill in fill in for fill one's position go as proxy relieve replace serve in one's stead spell stand for stand in stand in for sub supersede supplant supply swap swap places with switch take another's place take over

VERB

represent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mean perform produce serve serve as show speak for

STRONG

be betoken body copy embody enact epitomize equal equate exemplify exhibit express factor imitate impersonate personify reproduce stage substitute typify

WEAK

act as act as broker act in place of appear as assume the role of be agent for be attorney for be proxy for buy for correspond to do business for emblematize hold office play the part put on sell for stand for steward

Antonyms

STRONGEST

refuse

STRONG

be original differ imbalance oppose reverse stop

VERB

substitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace supplant swap

STRONG

alternate change commute deputize displace proxy relieve spell sub supersede switch

WEAK

answer for back up be in place of cover for do the work of double for fill in for fill one's position go as serve in one's stead stand for stand in (for) swap places with take another's place take over

Antonyms

STRONG

continue keep

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act for

He added that when our reporter proposed putting his business into someone else's name, Alias had told him in writing he could not advance an untruthful or dishonest case and did not act for him.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

When Macklemore took the MetLife Stadium stage as the supporting act for Sheeran’s Sept. 4 and 5 concerts, he did not mince words in his message.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

After the rapper made his comments, the Israeli-American Council launched a petition urging Sheeran to remove Macklemore as his support act for the remainder of the tour.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

It also represents the successful second act for New York-based OpenRouter founder Alex Atallah, who previously co-founded a marketplace for nonfungible tokens, OpenSea, during the cryptocurrency craze.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

I’ve been putting on an act for the last year and a half, day in, day out.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

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