second fiddles

noun

plural of second fiddle
as in seconds

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  1. seconds
  2. assistants
  3. aids
  4. deputies
  5. aides
  6. henchmen
  7. minions
  8. lackeys
Noun
  • Body-camera video shows Duran firing seconds after Fortson opened the door holding a handgun pointed down; the disturbance report that sent the deputy there was false.
    — Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • That machine set a global benchmark in January 2025 by holding plasma heated to 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit) for 1,066 seconds.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • Along with Muse, other AI assistants will compete, such as Google's Gemini Spark.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Royals currently have assistants Marcus Thames and Connor Dawson on Matt Quatraro’s staff.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • Accessibility features added to Apple’s AirPods are transforming the popular headphones into hearing aids, Greengart said.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Wider doorways and pathways make rooms feel more open now and leave space for mobility aids later.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of aids
Noun
  • According to the sheriff’s office, deputies began to administer first aid to Thaxton until an ambulance arrived.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Iza admitted to hiring off-duty sheriff’s deputies to provide him with personal security from August 2021 through April 2022.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputies
Noun
  • Regan had several phone calls with Newsom aides, who proposed compromises that Regan rejected.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Many Kyl aides were just out of college or, as interns, still in college.
    — Lauren Weiner, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of aides
Noun
  • One of the villain’s henchmen was a small, shaggy blue creature with a long drooping snout and a sour expression that lived in a cigar box.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Bird himself provides the voices for Xavier’s alien henchmen, Gunsol and Musker.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of henchmen
Noun
  • There are references to demons, being burned alive, and the duende king explicitly commands his minions to kill Jo and Raissa.
    — Parents, Parents, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Musashi becomes part of a crew that fights the Genma and Yoshitsune’s minions.
    — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of minions
Noun
  • These are perfunctory roles by definition, so lackeys of one kind or another are often favored.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The sculpture included Teddy mounted on a striding horse with two lackeys walking on either side.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Definition of lackeys
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“Second fiddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddles. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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