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Recent Examples of scene-stealer
Fellow scene-stealer Love, by contrast, was still ascendant and much rougher around the edges.
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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
But Pierce Brosnan is the scene-stealer here, joyously leaping into the character of Ron, a former union activist known as Red Ron in his day, still ready to start a protest when needed.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 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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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
But Pierce Brosnan is the scene-stealer here, joyously leaping into the character of Ron, a former union activist known as Red Ron in his day, still ready to start a protest when needed.
—Caryn James, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 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
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Betts immediately doubled Rojas in, giving him three doubles in a 4-for-5 day.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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After hitting a double to spark a two-run rally earlier that day, Rothenberger hit a double to lead-off the final inning, and set up a pinch-runner to win the game for Champlin Park.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Chad Powers was inspired by the real-life events of Eli going undercover at Penn State to try out as a walk-on quarterback during a 2022 episode of Eli's Places.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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Just as Ted Lasso began life as a promo for NBC’s English Premier League coverage, Chad Powers crawled out of a gag on Eli’s Places, Eli Manning’s post-retirement ESPN+ program, in which the former Giants quarterback hides under prosthetics to pose as an aspiring Penn State walk-on.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Global organization Human Rights Watch accused the festival of diverting attention away from allegations of the government’s severe repression of free speech and criticized comedians for performing on the behest of an oppressive regime.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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The comedian and podcast host performed a stand-up set at the Beacon Theater in New York on Saturday, and attendees reported that a large chunk of the audience walked out during an apparently tumultuous set.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
3 Oct. 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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The closing track, notably the title track, prominently features none other than Swift’s understudy Sabrina Carpenter.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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In the video, the actor thanked fans for purchasing tickets to the event and introduced Miranda as his understudy.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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DiCaprio also previously expressed interest in portraying John Dillinger, the role that eventually went to his What's Eating Gilbert Grape costar Johnny Depp, in an adaptation of Public Enemies that Mann ultimately directed in 2009.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Oct. 2025
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The filmmaker wrapped his speech, then introduced Lopez and her costar Tonatiuh to join them.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Scene-stealer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scene-stealer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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