Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddles
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Kreider’s second goal of the game, with 51 seconds left, tied the game, and his two goals were his first since signing with Anaheim after playing 13 seasons with the New York Rangers.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025 -
Balancing things are cooldown times, meaning Tackle can be used every four seconds, but Hyper Beam will take 12 seconds before it can be used again.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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From refs to scouts to iPad-toting assistants, on-field jobs are increasingly being filled by women.—
Jennifer Halper,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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After cooking a spaghetti dinner for his assistants, Candy called his costars, Richard Lewis and Robert Picardo, just after midnight, to thank them for the day on set.—
Makena Gera,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The hearing aids make more than 80 million automatic adjustments per hour to ensure maximum sound quality and speech clarity, Dave Fabry, Starkey’s chief hearing health officer, told Fortune.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Equipped with inertial and GPS guidance, the JL-2 may also deploy decoys and penetration aids.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Last week, retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Emerson released his 42-page advisory opinion that preceded the board’s vote, finding that Corpus violated conflict-of-interest laws and retaliated against deputies who challenged her authority.—
Ryan Macasero,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Then, on Wednesday night, deputies returned to the home and Ashlee Buzzard was there, but Melodee was not, authorities said.—
Emily Shapiro,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
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According to the former palace aides, the only officials the president would summon to flee with him were two financial advisers.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The president did not respond to Dewey’s charges, but cabinet members and chief aides did.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Over eight episodes, the brothers find themselves at the mercy of Mancuso — a former family friend — and his vicious henchmen, and they are forced to confront the emotional scars of growing up with an alcoholic father, who had gambled away his own restaurant.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Sep. 2025
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At the end of the episode, tragedy strikes when Robbie’s latest robbery ends in one of his henchmen and all of the drug house’s attendants dying.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rapidly spreading its toxic influence across the lands, Magatsu and its minions are a world-ending threat, and the early tutorial bit sees players square up against the baddie only to ultimately lose.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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What made Armani’s designs so appealing to Ovitz and his minions wasn’t just their confident power-suit cut.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Sep. 2025
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At the slightest provocation, Ye bullies, hectors, and screams at everyone from Paris fashion-show lackeys to the mother of his child.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Its purpose is to maximize the president’s control over our lives, enrich his family, reward his lackeys and punish his critics.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Second fiddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddles. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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