Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddles
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The Hurricanes got off to a fast start with a goal just 25 seconds into Game 1, only to lose 5-4 on a late goal from Tomas Hertl.—
Mark Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026 -
Season 1 will comprise 44 episodes of 90-to-120 seconds apiece.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
14 June 2026
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But my interest is in the mathematics that accompany video evidence and video assistants.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
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Inside the cage was a mouse—the mouse that Renova had significantly smoothed—eliciting a few gasps from nearby assistants.—
William Norwich,
Vogue,
12 June 2026
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That science has fueled a booming wellness category, with digestive aids alone grossing $51 billion last year and a wave of luxury resorts now built around resetting the microbiome.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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Digestive aids grossed $51 billion last year, and podcasts including the Cleveland Clinic’s Butts & Guts have proliferated.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Along with the jurors and deputies, the caravan included prosecutor Laura Adams and members of Pino’s defense team, led by attorney Howard Srebnick.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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Investigators said the suspect was killed in a shootout with Carbon County Sheriff's deputies on that same highway.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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White House aides pointed to Iran’s weakened control of the Strait of Hormuz and securing President Donald Trump‘s desired language on the shuttering of Iran’s nuclear weapons program as shifting factors Friday that indicate the latest possible peace deal will stick.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
12 June 2026
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These days, many would-be retirees are punching clocks in warehouses, toiling as home health aides, or serving customers in retail stores.—
Ann Larson,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Launched in early 1982, the original MOTU line-up saw He-Man and Skeletor joined by heroes Teela (at this point, the only female character), Man-at-Arms and Stratos; the morally ambiguous Zodac; and a couple of Skeletor's henchmen, Beast Man and Mer-Man.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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The remoteness of their surroundings is no accident; one of these characters is fleeing an inconvenient past, which returns with a vengeance in the form of a beefy sadist (Benoît Magimel) and his two hostage-taking henchmen.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 May 2026
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The castle is the heart of Eternia and houses a great power — one that must be protected from Skeletor and his minions.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
6 June 2026
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The evil force of Skeletor (Jared Leto), a bad bad man with no face, brings his minions in and sets off non-stop destruction.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
21 May 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,
Houston Chronicle,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Second fiddles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddles. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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