Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddles
Noun
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Rest 30 to 60 seconds, and then repeat from the top.—
Christa Sgobba,
SELF,
6 Jan. 2025 -
There was no recovering from the damage that piled up — week after week — when the Bears were seconds, just one play away from improving to 5-2 in the thick of the NFC race.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In a video posted by one of his aides, the president gestured to two corporate executives.—
Time,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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The president and his blindly loyal aides claim the tariffs, which reached an idiotic 104% in duties on all goods from China overnight, are working because the White House is being flooded with calls from foreign governments.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Could there be any truth to the fan theory that Greg was hiding on the boat when Tanya killed Quentin and his minions, then fatally conked herself in the head while escaping?—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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Elon Musk your doge minions just fired me and my colleagues at CMMI.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Second fiddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddles. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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