as in assistants
a person who helps a more skilled person
the drug lord has a pair of brutal lieutenants who do most of his dirty work for him
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Recent Examples of lieutenants
UConn men’s hockey coach Mike Cavanaugh lost one of his top lieutenants, Nick Peruzzi, to Wisconsin this week.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
But the series falls under the purview of one of Friedlander’s top lieutenants, Brett Fetter, Head of Worldbuilding & Genre Series, who didn’t start at Amazon until February.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Colorado fired one of Jared Bednar’s longtime lieutenants, Ray Bennett, last May after the power play failed in the Dallas series.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Instead, Paulie’s trusted lieutenants move from person to person, talking with various would-be partners and supplicants, and then go back and whisper in Paulie’s ear.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Trump and his top lieutenants addressed the crowd by video and in person.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 20 May 2026
What divided Musk and his lieutenants, on one side, from Altman, Brockman, and the OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, on the other, was the unresolved issue of which special man got to wear the pants.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Now Harbaugh gets to test one of his old lieutenants, with McDaniel’s play sheet caught in the middle.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Her chief lieutenants in this operation are Bronco (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Sid (Henry Cavill), who specialize in intimidation, surveillance, bribery, and other assorted sins.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
But the series falls under the purview of one of Friedlander’s top lieutenants, Brett Fetter, Head of Worldbuilding & Genre Series, who didn’t start at Amazon until February.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Colorado fired one of Jared Bednar’s longtime lieutenants, Ray Bennett, last May after the power play failed in the Dallas series.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
Instead, Paulie’s trusted lieutenants move from person to person, talking with various would-be partners and supplicants, and then go back and whisper in Paulie’s ear.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Trump and his top lieutenants addressed the crowd by video and in person.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 20 May 2026
What divided Musk and his lieutenants, on one side, from Altman, Brockman, and the OpenAI chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, on the other, was the unresolved issue of which special man got to wear the pants.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
Now Harbaugh gets to test one of his old lieutenants, with McDaniel’s play sheet caught in the middle.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Her chief lieutenants in this operation are Bronco (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Sid (Henry Cavill), who specialize in intimidation, surveillance, bribery, and other assorted sins.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenants
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Dykes had already hired other former Art Briles assistants to be on his coaching staff, but none of them shared his name.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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When artists scale up operations to meet demand, hiring assistants and investing in capacity, that makes for a truly self-sustaining creative economy.—
Byron Armstrong,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Former White House aides look back.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
10 Dec. 2025
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That means no Meghan, no aides, and zero chance of it ending up as content for a documentary or book.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
9 Dec. 2025
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While the 84-year-old still goes out to hunt, his two apprentices largely take the helm in helping reinforce the boundary between the forest and residential areas.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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What’s more, around 20 per cent of the total working hours on the project were performed by over 70 trainees and apprentices.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Dec. 2025
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Along with the jurors and deputies, the caravan included prosecutor Laura Adams and members of Pino’s defense team, led by attorney Howard Srebnick.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Department of Public Safety spokesperson Bailey Martin said there was a burglary in progress when deputies arrived.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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That science has fueled a booming wellness category, with digestive aids alone grossing $51 billion last year and a wave of luxury resorts now built around resetting the microbiome.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Digestive aids grossed $51 billion last year, and podcasts including the Cleveland Clinic’s Butts & Guts have proliferated.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Journeying to the show’s academy, named Kal Asterock, reminds me of watching Sky High, the 2005 Disney film about a high school for superheroes and sidekicks developing their powers.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
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After all, what would the Bond film franchise be without love interests, sidekicks and, of course, villainesses?—
John Russell,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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