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Recent Examples of scene-stealer
Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Fellow scene-stealer Love, by contrast, was still ascendant and much rougher around the edges.
—Justin Ravitz, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
The real scene-stealer just might be Dinklage, who is pitch-perfect as Mitch, the unsympathetic toy-store boss with an eagle eye for suddenly missing inventory like Peanut M&Ms.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Yes, fans loved seeing the return of Noah Wyle in scrubs, but viewers quickly fell in love with the rest of the hospital personnel, including scene-stealer nurse Dana Evans, played by Katherine LaNasa.
—Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Fellow scene-stealer Love, by contrast, was still ascendant and much rougher around the edges.
—Justin Ravitz, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
The real scene-stealer just might be Dinklage, who is pitch-perfect as Mitch, the unsympathetic toy-store boss with an eagle eye for suddenly missing inventory like Peanut M&Ms.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Yes, fans loved seeing the return of Noah Wyle in scrubs, but viewers quickly fell in love with the rest of the hospital personnel, including scene-stealer nurse Dana Evans, played by Katherine LaNasa.
—Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scene-stealer
Noun
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Danny Welbeck’s rich run continued with a stunning free kick against boyhood club Manchester United, his fifth goal in four appearances following match-winning doubles against Chelsea and Newcastle United.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Red Sox only hit 186 home runs this season, and in three postseason games, managed to hit only three doubles and a Trevor Story home run.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Injuries hurt, with the Trojans down to a walk-on running back, stunning for a program built on Heisman Trophy rushers.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Redshirt freshman walk-on King Miller had a breakout game against Michigan with 18 carries for 158 yards and a touchdown and rattled off a career-long rush of 49 yards.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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The comedian, who performed on the sketch show from 2008 until 2017, offered his two cents on the recent cast shakeup during an interview with Entertainment Weekly.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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The experience of working alongside his parents helped shape Ben as an actor and comedian.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Next up: Derrick Alexander Former Chiefs QB Alex Smith recently joked that wide receivers were the prima donnas of the locker room — with some colorful language to drive the point home.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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Gothic gargoyles appeared, lights dimmed, and the crowd chanted the prima donna’s name at the desert operahouse.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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Love talked about his relationship with Rodgers, involving three years of understudy before taking the reins.—
JR Radcliffe,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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But mostly, Plumlee was his steady understudy.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cohen, 57, delved into the personal lives of Plemons, his Bugonia costar Emma Stone and their director Yorgos Lanthimos.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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John Stamos is defending his former Full House costar Lori Loughlin for her part in the 2019 college admissions scandal, blaming her ex-husband Mossimo Giannulli.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Scene-stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scene-stealer. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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