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
Urman is cast as a central figure in the complaint alongside her lieutenants, Renna and Lieber.
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Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
UConn men’s hockey coach Mike Cavanaugh lost one of his top lieutenants, Nick Peruzzi, to Wisconsin this week.
—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
Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
UConn men’s hockey coach Mike Cavanaugh lost one of his top lieutenants, Nick Peruzzi, to Wisconsin this week.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lieutenants
Noun
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Her two assistants, Brooke Mayo and Kathryn Nesbitt, are also American women.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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Kafka worked with Petzing and offensive line coach Hank Fraley — both assistants in Minnesota — that same year.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
Noun
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Newsom aides blame late paperwork amid emergency response, noting the donations were disclosed before regulators inquired.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The aides said that State Department officials confirmed this week that the administration is aiming to close out PEPFAR, the US global initiative to fight HIV/AIDS, in South Africa by early next year.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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The location is intended to help students, technicians, apprentices, and engineers move directly into careers linked to quantum technologies.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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Regular midwives were primarily women, trained as apprentices but not institutionally educated.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Noun
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Prosecutors said that, before the crash, a law enforcement dispatcher had confirmed over the radio that deputies were already at the scene and that there were no reports of injuries and the suspect had left the area.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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According to Euro News, 125 deputies backed the government proposal, 61 voted against it and 13 abstained.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Noun
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This is a dramatic increase from 2010, when the CDC reported just 4% of adults used prescription sleep aids.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2026
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The air that’s pushed down helps your body remove excess heat and aids in evaporating perspiration.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Noun
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The Minions were first introduced to audiences in 2010’s Despicable Me as the loyal sidekicks of former supervillain Gru (Steve Carell).—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
20 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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