Definitions

cover for

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defend v.
go to bat for v.
pinch hit v.
substitute v.

VERB

defend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate argue assert back champion endorse explain guarantee justify maintain stand by support uphold

STRONG

aid befriend espouse exculpate exonerate plead rationalize recommend second stonewall sustain vindicate warrant

WEAK

apologize for back up bear one out come to defense of go to bat for prove a case put in a good word ride shotgun for say in defense speak up for stand up for stick up for thump for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

oppose protest reject

STRONG

accuse blame condemn

WEAK

abandon attack deny forsake relinquish renounce

VERB

go to bat for

Synonyms

WEAK

back up defend endorse go to the wall for recommend stand behind stand by stand up for stick up for support

VERB

pinch hit

Synonyms

WEAK

act for alternate answer for back up be in place of change commute 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

substitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

replace supplant swap

STRONG

alternate change commute deputize displace proxy relieve spell sub supersede switch

WEAK

act for answer for back up be in place of 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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cover for

“The idea that tossing the desires of Pearl’s family into the ashcan is ‘just what journalists do’ is only a cover for indiscriminate National Enquirer logic,” he said in a June 2002 column.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

One piece I remember was his re-creation of the Stevie Wonder album cover for “Hotter than July.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

At his age, Welbeck may be content to provide cover for Joao Pedro, but the move would represent bad news for several other forwards.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

In Operation Mincemeat, the British planted a corpse with fake top-secret documents implying an Allied invasion of Greece and Sardinia to provide cover for their Sicily campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

“Exactly what are you going to tell Jeff that will make him cover for me?”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

cover for

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