: one that is below or after the best
: in second place
Examples of second-best in a Sentence
Noun
He won't settle for second best.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Broomfield in Colorado scored second-best on Livability’s best places to live list.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
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Adjective
Advertisement But the Dodgers enter Friday with 25 team defensive runs saved, according to Sports Info Solutions, the second-best total behind Kansas City (35).
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
Broomfield in Colorado scored second-best on Livability’s best places to live list.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
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“Second-best.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second-best. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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