supporting cast

noun

: the actors in a play, film, or television show other than the main stars
a strong supporting cast

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The Avs have arguably the league’s best forward (Nathan MacKinnon) and best defenseman (Cale Makar), not to mention a top-heavy supporting cast. Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025 Not to undersell the Marty supporting cast — which features Gwyneth Paltrow’s welcome return to real movies after Marvel and Mortdecai, along with a carnival of cameos, each more unwell than the last — but Chalamet seemed to be the show here. Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025 Guy Peace, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and David Ajala round out the supporting cast. Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025 The supporting cast included Jessica Camacho, Eric Dane, Jonathan Togo, Uli Latukefu, Violett Beane and Elliot Knight. Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supporting cast

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“Supporting cast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supporting%20cast. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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