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Recent Examples of spear-carrier
Simpson emerged as a spear-carrier for Social Security benefit cuts in 2010, when he was appointed the GOP co-chair of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, established by Barack Obama as a sop to conservative deficit hawks.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spear-carrier
Noun
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Air Force redshirt freshman Connor Irons is a preferred walk-on.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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However, football teams wouldn’t be able to carry more than 105 players — a significant reduction for teams that often field rosters of 120 or more thanks to walk-on players.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Scenes are often crowded with supernumeraries.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas News,
30 Mar. 2023
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One of West Hartford’s earlier patrol officers, Martin McCue, started as a part-time supernumerary in 1929 and became a full-time officer a year later.—
Don Stacom,
courant.com,
12 Nov. 2020
Noun
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Goldie Hawn is fondly remembering her late costar Ruth Buzzi.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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For its debut, the Parks and Recreation actress shared two episodes with fans—one with Mean Girls costar Tina Fey and the other with Only Murders in the Building star Martin Short.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The 54-year-old actress got candid about her experience raising her son, Marcell Johnson, alone.—
Essence,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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The five women include actress and founder of Asian American Girl Club Ally Maki, comedian and actress Sherry Cola, astronaut and civil rights activist Amanda Nguyen, former Olympic figure skater and diplomat Michelle Kwan, and pop star and actress Paravi.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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