second fiddles

noun

plural of second fiddle
as in seconds

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  1. seconds
  2. assistants
  3. aids
  4. deputies
  5. aides
  6. henchmen
  7. minions
  8. lackeys
Noun
  • The Flames took a 3-2 lead to the third period, but when Matt Coronato was sent off for delay of game 17 seconds in, the Ducks’ red-hot power play took advantage with Carlsson tying it at 55 seconds.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The remarkably smooth ride up to the top travels 500 feet high in 60 seconds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of seconds
Noun
  • And with pitching coach Matt Blake on a new three-year deal, his assistants, Preston Claiborne and Desi Druschel, will return, too.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Those include testimony from former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Epstein’s former lawyer and accountant, and two of his former assistants.
    — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of assistants
Noun
  • Non-profit aids children in ICE custody An 8-year-old Haitian boy who lost Temporary Protected Status earlier this year was taken into federal custody after an immigration check-in, according to local advocates and school officials.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • But despite how life-changing mobility aids can be for the people who need them, they are also heavily stigmatized.
    — Nicole Clark, Time, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of aids
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  • The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said in a press release that deputies and detectives responded to a shooting along Jetty Road in Moss Landing shortly after midnight.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Local law enforcement officers and sheriff’s deputies will also be available to respond to any issues that arise, the release said.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of deputies
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  • The New York Times reported last week that campaign aides to Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola orchestrated the candidacy of the second Dan Sullivan after a monthslong, statewide search to recruit someone with the same name.
    — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Stevens’s endorsement of Rogers has sent shock waves through Michigan’s Democratic Party, prompting her expulsion from the state party and the resignations of two senior aides.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of aides
Noun
  • Crosby can… um… provide funny reaction shots when henchmen get killed!
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One of the villain’s henchmen was a small, shaggy blue creature with a long drooping snout and a sour expression that lived in a cigar box.
    — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of henchmen
Noun
  • Dozens and dozens of Trump minions parroted the same line for days — how dare Obama mock such a beloved American eatery?
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Gavin Newsom’s legislative minions just got a lesson in constitutional supremacy.
    — , FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of minions
Noun
  • For Burr, that his character, in reality, had been replaced by corporate lackeys explains so much of what’s wrong with the world.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 10 Oct. 2026
  • These are perfunctory roles by definition, so lackeys of one kind or another are often favored.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lackeys
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