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Recent Examples of second fiddle
As a second fiddle to the much more expensive Pro R, the Pro S is a great option.
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New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
Ainslie also pushed back on the notion that SailGP played second fiddle to the America’s Cup.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
If hockey is forever doomed to play second fiddle to basketball here in the States—per EDO Ad EnGage estimates, the NHL this season generated $80.2 million in national TV ad revenue, versus $636.6 million for the NBA—the sport can put up big numbers given the right set of circumstances.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
But for those in on the secret, places like Ocean Springs, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis are hardly second fiddles.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
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New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024
Ainslie also pushed back on the notion that SailGP played second fiddle to the America’s Cup.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
If hockey is forever doomed to play second fiddle to basketball here in the States—per EDO Ad EnGage estimates, the NHL this season generated $80.2 million in national TV ad revenue, versus $636.6 million for the NBA—the sport can put up big numbers given the right set of circumstances.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 18 Apr. 2025
But for those in on the secret, places like Ocean Springs, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis are hardly second fiddles.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for second fiddle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for second fiddle
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No Sleep For Kaname Date brings the eponymous character back into action, with a new canon game set in-between the first game in the second.—
Oliver Brandt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Watching robots like Barb and Peter grab your order in just seconds is pretty impressive, but what's even more remarkable is that this technology is already making shopping quicker, safer, and a whole lot easier.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2025
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My parents, players, assistant coaches, family and friends.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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As reported in a 2021 Rolling Stone exposé, more than a dozen women came forward with allegations of abuse against Manson, real name Brian Warner, including Evan Rachel Wood, actress Esmé Bianco, model Ashley Morgan, and Warner’s former personal assistant, Ashley Walters.—
Althea Legaspi,
Rolling Stone,
28 June 2025
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Kefir water is known to help decrease inflammation and maintain a balanced gut microbiome to absorb nutrients and aid digestion.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
30 June 2025
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That growth was supported initially by billions of dollars in federal aid.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 June 2025
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Husband's words crack nearly decade-old murder of missing nurse's aide Investigators said Edwards claimed to be an eyewitness who saw Aguilar walk away alive after a fight with Bravo in 2012.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
20 June 2025
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Once the security check was complete, officials released the aide, whose identity is not publicly known.—
Mackenzie Thomas,
The Washington Examiner,
20 June 2025
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Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said on May 26, 2024 deputies responded to the business on the 7100 block of Rancho Mission Drive in the city's suburb of Bellaire, where a couple was staying with their 4-month-old child Brooklyn Fancher.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Sherman became a technical reserve officer for the LAPD and a reserve deputy sheriff for the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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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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In the months since fellow senior Legion executives suspended Abrahamson without pay from his statewide adjutant job in April, a number of the roughly 8,000 members in Idaho have called for a change in leadership.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
13 July 2024
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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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Coyne was named archbishop coadjutor on June 25, 2023.—
Ed Stannard,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2024
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“Second fiddle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/second%20fiddle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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