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Recent Examples of second fiddle
Mesut has always played second fiddle to his handsome younger brother, Sheikh Ferit (Feyyaz Duman).
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Catherine Bray, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
The Winter Olympics might play second fiddle to its warmer, sunnier summer version, but there is still a lot of history behind it.
—Bob Harkins, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Lucas Grabeel played second fiddle to Tisdale as Sharpay's brother, Ryan Evans.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
That statement was viewed with suspicion by many Republicans who see Rubio not willing to play second fiddle to Vance.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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Catherine Bray, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
The Winter Olympics might play second fiddle to its warmer, sunnier summer version, but there is still a lot of history behind it.
—Bob Harkins, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Lucas Grabeel played second fiddle to Tisdale as Sharpay's brother, Ryan Evans.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
That statement was viewed with suspicion by many Republicans who see Rubio not willing to play second fiddle to Vance.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddle
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Norris responded with his 12th goal for Buffalo, beating Knight over the goaltender's right shoulder with 58 seconds left in the first.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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There was a lot going on in those four seconds of silence.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
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Peterson praised the pedigree of Lee, a two-time world champion as an assistant, and mentioned that players fall in line with his no-nonsense standards.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Reef can’t think of anyone, but his assistant Sammy ( a very funny Ivy Welk) when asked that question has a long list.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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The group announced the new mutual aid market on social media, citing community concerns over rising costs as the motivation behind the move.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Gang violence gripping Port-au-Prince disrupts aid delivery and goods transportation, leaving families in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country with impossible survival choices as the economy contracts for the seventh year.—
Evens Sanon,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Speier, who entered politics by first working as a congressional aide and experienced harassment from a supervisor, said that part of the problem in Congress is that members are given wide latitude to run their offices.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, a rally was held outside the Roybal Learning Center in downtown LA in support of SEIU, which represents about 30,000 aides, bus drivers, custodians and cafeteria workers.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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On the latest episode of Eye on the U, Miami Herald Hurricanes beat writer Jordan McPherson and deputy sports editor Andre Fernandez talk a myriad of topics surrounding the Hurricanes.—
Andre Fernandez,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Michigan State Police Forensic Team, K-9 team and Michigan State University Anthropology Unit assisted the responding deputies at the scene.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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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 16 Apr. 2026.
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