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fill-in
noun as in substitute
Weak match
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Cummins may return for the second Test, and for now Scott Boland is a capable fill-in with an outstanding record in Australia.
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She also was a frequent fill-in for Gayle King on the weekday morning program.
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He had little knowledge of weather when he was first hired by the station to do weather reports as a fill-in.
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Since early last week, fill-in hosts have been substituting for O’Kelly.
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Chicago’s replacement team was nicknamed the “Spare Bears” and Payton was the quarterback of that fill-in squad.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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