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Recent Examples of second fiddle
The guy can command a screen without having to play second fiddle to an I.P. or prosthetics or a far more famous costar.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Viv never felt like a second fiddle, not at all.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Dignity has always played second fiddle to having fun.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
And then Horatio is one of those characters in this play that often kind of plays second fiddle, but is quite primary in this reframing of the play.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 June 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
Viv never felt like a second fiddle, not at all.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Dignity has always played second fiddle to having fun.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
And then Horatio is one of those characters in this play that often kind of plays second fiddle, but is quite primary in this reframing of the play.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddle
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Police reportedly located the woman after reviewing a two-second security camera video clip, in which she was allegedly seen on a city sidewalk carrying something that appeared to be wrapped in a bundle and holding it as a person would typically hold a baby.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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So in the moments after takeoff, Higginbotham always stared at his watch, heart pounding, counting the seconds to a minute.—
Rustin Dodd,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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After years of a 4-4-2 being the prevailing setup across Europe in the 1990s, former Manchester City assistant manager Juanma Lillo was an early exponent of the 4-2-3-1 system in the early 2000s during his time in Spain.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coding assistants have been some of the early winners of the generative AI rush, becoming the first real application type to attract a hefty number of paying users.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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The changes arrived as more ranching operations close around the country, though some cattle growers say the president should also end aid to foreign beef producers.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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A lot of the new arrivals are already badly malnourished, as aid provision has largely been cut off for their homes in northern Rakhine – where the military has been accused of using hunger as a weapon of war.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Though, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, the issue was discussed and opposed by Putin.—
Caitlin McFall,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Karen Dumas, who was a top aide to former Mayor Dave Bing and is not working with either campaign, agreed the comment did not help Kinloch, who finished 33 points behind Sheffield in the August primary.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The couple reportedly returned to the campsite as an ambulance was taking their children away to a local hospital to receive medical care, and deputies at the scene arrested them there, according to WKRC.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The deputy marshal was in stable condition, according to the agency.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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At the time, there were an estimated 450 greater adjutant storks left in the region.—
Kyla Mandel,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
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Since 2019, when Woodward took over as the Gooding adjutant, that totals more than $23,000, according to an accounting obtained by the Statesman from the county clerk through a public records request.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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Schnurr came to Cincinnati in 2008 as coadjutor archbishop and took over as archbishop about a year later, upon the retirement of former Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk.—
Dan Horn,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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By 1997, he was named coadjutor archbishop of Buenos Aires, assuming full leadership of the archdiocese the following year.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Second fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddle. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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