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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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Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball coach Bill Self is planning on starting five seniors, including walk-on players Wilder Evers and Justin Cross, in Saturday’s Senior Day game against Kansas State.—
Gary Bedore
March 4,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Stukes is a fun story, as someone who fought his way onto Arizona’s roster as a walk-on and developed into one of the Big 12’s best corners, getting four interceptions last season.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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
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Charvet dated Baywatch costar Pamela Anderson from 1992 to 1994, and later married Burke.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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Chalamet and girlfriend Kylie Jenner last year mingled with his A Complete Unknown costar Elle Fanning, who is a first-time nominee this year in best supporting actress for Sentimental Value.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
9 Mar. 2026
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Duff played with her own public perception in the role of Olivia Burke, a famous actress who quickly takes a shine to Penn Badgley's Dan Humphrey.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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The fashion designer, model, actress and New York Times best-selling author Fox recently signed with UTA.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Spear-carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spear-carrier. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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