in stead

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in somebody's/something's stead (slightly formal)

in the place of someone or something else We gave Mr. Neil a power of attorney to deal with the landlord in our stead while we were out of the country.

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Town are playing down interest in Stead, manager Peter Jackson saying the club has not received any bids for the player and adding it would take a `huge' offer to prise Stead away from the McAlpine Stadium. Wear Steal bid rejected by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			in season in second childhood in secret in service in session in seventh heaven in shadow in shambles in shoes in short in short order in short supply in sight in sights in single file in situ in small doses in so many words in some neck of the woods in some respects in some transaction for in spades in spare time in spite of in spitting distance in stead in step in step with in stitches in stock in stocking feet in storage in store in style in sum in summary in Sunday best in surgery in tandem in tatters in tears in terms of in that regard in the absence of in the act in the affirmative in the air in the altogether in the back of mind in the bag in the balance			in spate in spate In special in specie in specie in specie in spirit in spirit in spirit in spirit in spite in spite in spite of in spite of in spite of in spite of appearance In spite of the teeth in spitting distance In sport in spots in spots in spots in spots In Stadium Solutions In Stage Quality Creation in stages In statu quo In Status Quo in status quo ante In stays in stead In stead of In Stent Restenosis in step in step in step in step in step in step with in stitches in stitches in stitches in stitches in stock in stock in stock in stock in stock in stock in stocking feet in stockinged feet in stockinged feet in stockinged feet in storage in store in store in store in store in store In Store Loss Prevention In Store Processor

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