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
Now, with one final piece to his BBC Studios jigsaw soon falling into place, Bennett is trying to free up his key lieutenants to birth the next generation of hits, nurture the current ones and invest in a new wave of talent.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
The first images viewers saw were the introductions of the coaches and quarterbacks for each side, generals and lieutenants, twin pillars of the franchises.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Trent Kirchner, Seahawks VP of player personnel Kirchner is one of Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider’s top lieutenants.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
For instance, when Chad Schnitger, an organizer based in Riverside, California, asked Faith & Freedom’s headquarters about starting a local chapter, Reed’s lieutenants provided him with their blessing, some literature, and a small financial donation.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Al-Zubaidi ran for it, taking five of his top lieutenants to a military camp in Aden.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Once out of jail, King, along with his lieutenants, came up with a plan to use children as protesters, including some as young as 6.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
But Abel, who ran Berkshire’s noninsurance operations, is not a stock picker, and one of Buffett’s top investment lieutenants, Todd Combs, recently left for JPMorgan Chase.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 15 Jan. 2026
Maduro’s lieutenants would not be left in place to strike deals.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 9 Feb. 2026
The first images viewers saw were the introductions of the coaches and quarterbacks for each side, generals and lieutenants, twin pillars of the franchises.
—CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Trent Kirchner, Seahawks VP of player personnel Kirchner is one of Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider’s top lieutenants.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
For instance, when Chad Schnitger, an organizer based in Riverside, California, asked Faith & Freedom’s headquarters about starting a local chapter, Reed’s lieutenants provided him with their blessing, some literature, and a small financial donation.
—Charles Duhigg, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
Al-Zubaidi ran for it, taking five of his top lieutenants to a military camp in Aden.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
Once out of jail, King, along with his lieutenants, came up with a plan to use children as protesters, including some as young as 6.
—Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026
But Abel, who ran Berkshire’s noninsurance operations, is not a stock picker, and one of Buffett’s top investment lieutenants, Todd Combs, recently left for JPMorgan Chase.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 15 Jan. 2026
Maduro’s lieutenants would not be left in place to strike deals.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenants
Noun
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Also present were Carrick’s assistants, plus all the leading executives who are based at Old Trafford, as well as the mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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The assistants do the type of work that AI is getting better at.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Two of Singh’s aides were convicted alongside him.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Assad moved toward the front door, this time with two of his aides and his son Hafez.—
Robert F. Worth,
The Atlantic,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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By drawing attention to practices at their most fragile moment, the USL is creating space for those interactions — enabling masters to teach and apprentices to learn.—
Kristin Houser,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Collier County deputies arrested Zecca at the same Naples apartment where the July 2025 shooting occurred.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Property taxes fund sheriff’s deputies, fire rescue, EMS, drainage, and the infrastructure that makes growth livable.—
Sean Parks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This ingredient, natural to green coffee beans but removed by the roasting process, is what aids in weight loss.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Some 3 million Americans wear hearing aids.—
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Joining him are a cavalry of superstar sidekicks, some of whom might be in high school right now.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bone-in ham steak flops over the rim of its plate, and the table surface is erased when an entrée’s sidekicks — yeast-fragrant rolls the size of baseballs, a green salad practically obscured by a snow-white dollop of the house dressing — are dropped off.—
Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
17 Jan. 2026
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