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Recent Examples of scene-stealer
Over seven seasons, fortunes change hands half a dozen times, scene-stealers abound, and there’s always some new way to make money.
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Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
John is working for a new Raven, played by Patty Guggenheim (She-Hulk scene-stealer Madisynn), who has seemingly replaced Neve Campbell’s Raven as the one in charge of John.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Move over, Miami: There’s a new sunshine scene-stealer in town.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Given the shakeup at Atleti’s local nemesis and scene-stealer Real, and the notion that Baena is a familiar name, making the natural step up from one La Liga team to another, his switch may have gone relatively unnoticed outside Spain.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2025
John is working for a new Raven, played by Patty Guggenheim (She-Hulk scene-stealer Madisynn), who has seemingly replaced Neve Campbell’s Raven as the one in charge of John.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Move over, Miami: There’s a new sunshine scene-stealer in town.
—Stacey Lastoe, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2025
Given the shakeup at Atleti’s local nemesis and scene-stealer Real, and the notion that Baena is a familiar name, making the natural step up from one La Liga team to another, his switch may have gone relatively unnoticed outside Spain.
—Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scene-stealer
Noun
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An inning later, the Phillies strung together three consecutive doubles to extend their lead.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Sep. 2025
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The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack collects another double on the new-look ARIA Charts, while Australian artists John Butler and G Flip are the week’s fastest starters.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Koerner was a second-year walk-on safety when Moss came to Iowa in 2018.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
12 Sep. 2025
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Waymond Jordan, Eli Sanders and walk-on King Miller each scored against Missouri State and backup quarterback Husan Longstreet ran for 59 yards and two touchdowns.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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Yet the Hollywood ceremony on CBS will be hosted by a comedian, Nate Bargatze, and many of the most-talked about shows and nominees have attracted viewers with humor and humanity.—
Jair Hilburn,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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What drove Gillis to Notre Dame fandom — and what made the Irish embrace the comedian?—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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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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Punting seemed to be the sort of old-fashioned decision former Patriots coach Bill Belichick or his former understudy, the current New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, might have made.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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The crisis at Nestlé offers a further lesson to boards: there is value in having an understudy ready to step in, the FT notes.—
Rohan Goswami,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Natasha Rothwell swanned into the auditorium as the lights were lowered, as her costar Dom Hetrakul literally carried her gown's train to limit the number of people stepping on it.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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Robbie posed on the carpet opposite her costar Colin Farrell, who wore a slate gray double-breasted suit with a matching shirt, unbuttoned to reveal a small gold chain.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Scene-stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scene-stealer. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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