Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddles
Noun
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The Concentrate, which has earned more than 30,000 positive reviews, makes hot or cold coffee in seconds.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026 -
Luostarinen opened the scoring just 23 seconds in, spinning into Samoskevich’s rebound and beating Woll from a tight angle.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Wall Group negotiates all these deals with cosmetics ambassadorships, hair product lines, top luxury brands like Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Prada, all while monitoring the work of stylists’ assistants to see who’s ready to ascend the ladder.—
Merle Ginsberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, Service Employees International Union Local 99, which represents roughly 30,000 support staff, including bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers and special education assistants, met with the district Thursday for a mediation session.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Multiple painkillers, sleep aids and THC were detected in his system.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Driver aids include automatic high-beams, a backup camera, a blind-spot monitor, a cross-traffic alert, a driver-monitoring alert, a lane-departure warning, a lane-keeping assist, a parking aid, and stability-control functionality.—
John Scott Lewinski,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 that point, Wise County deputies searched the FedEx truck for Athena but did not find her.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Departing campaign aides were cheered, by name, well after midnight.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Pratt and his campaign aides didn’t respond to requests for comment.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That is, until Krypto is poisoned by the henchmen of villain Krem of the Yellow Hills, with only three days to save him.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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Researchers argued that career anxiety under autocracy creates both pro-regime henchmen and anti-regime plotters.—
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Nobody wanted to go there — well, except the oil and gas companies aching to root around for black gold, and their most loyal minions in high places.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Israel is also a part of the ceasefire but was subjected to a last-minute barrage of missile attacks today from Iran and its minions.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Houston Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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Trump wants Americans to believe that his opponents are of this ilk, with his lackeys casting activists as domestic terrorists for merely showing up to protests.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Second fiddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddles. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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