as in to substitute
to serve as a replacement usually for a time only
assigned to pinch-hit as a math teacher for the remainder of the semester
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Axl Rose even stepped in as a pinch-hitting lead vocalist in 2016.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The Royals likely viewed Duvall as a platoon option in left field with either MJ Melendez and Michael Massey or as a late-game pinch-hitting candidate.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Aaron pinch-hit for winning pitcher Stu Miller (more on him later), then Mays delivered a game-tying RBI double before scoring on Clemente’s walk-off hit.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
On July 1, 2018, Knapp pinch-hit for pitcher Nick Pivetta and hit a walk-off home run in the 13th inning to give the Phillies a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
—Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2025
The Royals likely viewed Duvall as a platoon option in left field with either MJ Melendez and Michael Massey or as a late-game pinch-hitting candidate.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
Aaron pinch-hit for winning pitcher Stu Miller (more on him later), then Mays delivered a game-tying RBI double before scoring on Clemente’s walk-off hit.
—Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2025
On July 1, 2018, Knapp pinch-hit for pitcher Nick Pivetta and hit a walk-off home run in the 13th inning to give the Phillies a 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
—Newsweek, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Pinch-hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pinch-hit. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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