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Recent Examples of scene-stealer
The Brenner Boys, played by Andrew Walker, Paul Campbell, and Tyler Hynes, along with Mom, played by Margaret Colin, and pint-size scene-stealer Miles Marthaller as Thomas are all gathering once again for Christmas.
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025
In this throwback to ’80s slasher movies, AHS veterans Roberts, Lourd, Fern, Rabe, McDermott, and Leslie Grossman join a cast of newcomers, including Matthew Morrison and scene-stealer Angelica Ross.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 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
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Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025
In this throwback to ’80s slasher movies, AHS veterans Roberts, Lourd, Fern, Rabe, McDermott, and Leslie Grossman join a cast of newcomers, including Matthew Morrison and scene-stealer Angelica Ross.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Howard, a queen bee with a racy reputation, became a scene-stealer with her emotional outbursts and volatile friendship with Maddy (Alexa Demie).
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scene-stealer
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Team Sweden will fight for their chance at a gold medal after defeating Great Britain 9-3 in today's mixed doubles curling semifinal.—
Isabel Yip,
NBC news,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the doubles tournament at Flushing Meadows, Venus and Leylah Fernandez won two matches before losing in quarterfinals.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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OCVarsity’s list includes athletes who received a commitment letter from an Ivy League school or a military service academy, but does not include athletes offered preferred walk-on status or athletes attending a community college.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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His oldest brother, Grant Weinmann, was a standout pitcher for Lowell and earned a walk-on spot at Louisville.—
Michael Osipoff,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Actor-comedian Cecily Strong is 42.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2026
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The British Whitehall, primarily known as a stand-up comedian, panel show guest and presenter, makes a fine romantic lead.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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But Kelce’s low-key, just-Donna strategy in a castle full of prima donnas worked against her.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026
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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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Cerys Jones How did Madueke get on as Saka understudy?—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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In the early 1980s, she was introduced by Radner to SNL and became her understudy.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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But being able to conclude a dozen years of work with his longtime costar by his side was also joyful.—
Amy Wilkinson,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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Instead, the sneaker’s costar is Crater Lake National Park in Oregon, home to the namesake lake that surrounds a ruptured volcano.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
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One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.—
Don Stacom,
courant.com,
12 Nov. 2020
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Director David Ellenstein has assembled a strong quartet of farceurs who easily slide in and out of a multitude of characters, accents, funny wigs, moustaches, costumes and prop glasses while running in and out of the 25 doors on scenic designer Marty Burnett’s simple but effective set.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
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Hilty is a master farceur, far more adept than most of her peers at physical comedy, but also a lovable, slightly scary diva.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Dec. 2024
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